Calvin Abueva suspended indefinitely by PBA

Calvin Abueva suspended indefinitely by PBA

Calvin Abueva has been suspended indefinitely by the Philippine Basketball Association for two incidents in separate games.

The Phoenix Pulse Fuel Masters forward was also fined P70,000 for his actions.

Abueva was ejected from the game against TNT Katropa on Sunday after hitting import Terrence Jones with a clothesline tackle which sent the big man to the floor. According to league, it was "obviously a retaliatory act" because Jones hit him in the groin but the referees failed to call a foul.

Abueva was assessed a flagrant foul penalty 2 and slapped with P50,000 fine.

On Friday, he also figured in taunting incident with Ray Parks' girlfriend Maika Reyes. Abueva allegedly made lewd gestures towards Reyes and called her a sexist derogatory term.

Parks called out Abueva's behavior through the media, but The Beast aired his side through an Instagram video. He said Reyes started the spat by flashing him the dirty finger and appeared to claim that Reyes called him a monkey, a racist slur.

Reyes issued a statement responding to Abueva, saying that she only said "bye-bye" to him together with her friends and only gave him the finger after his sexual taunts.

Abueva was slapped an additional P20,000 for the incident. 

Source: JST, GMA News