MANILA: Ex-NBA player Ivan Johnson has had his lifetime ban in the Philippines’ professional league for a foul-mouthed outburst at an official reduced to one year after he made a personal apology, the league said Wednesday.

Ex-Atlanta Hawk Johnson was banished mid-game on Saturday after he used “the f-word” in an argument with Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) commissioner Chito Narvasa.

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