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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/20240210-pba.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Magnolia&#x27;s Ian Sangalang and Calvin Abueva at the 2023-24 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup Finals. <em>PBA Images/Composite/file</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – One of Calvin Abueva&#x27;s &quot;best buddies&quot; came to his rescue as he faced another controversy after Game 2 of the 2023-24 PBA Commissioner&#x27;s Cup Finals.</p><p>Ian Sangalang, one of the famous &quot;Pinatubo Trio&quot; (Calvin being the other, and Ronald Pascual) revealed on Friday that he talked some sense to his co-Magnolia forward after the latter&#x27;s unwanted antics.</p><p>Abueva was seen on TV mocking the disability of San Miguel Beermen coach Jorge Gallent. He was fined P100,000 by PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial after the incident.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/6/calvin-abueva-fined-p100k-for-mocking-smb-coach-gallent-1653">Calvin Abueva fined P100k for mocking SMB coach Gallent</a></div><p>&quot;Kinausap ko si Calvin. Nung time na &#x27;yon, ang dami niyang story na parang... alam ko &#x27;yun naman &#x27;yung istorya about sa nangyari. And then sabi ko lang sa kaniya, &#x27;bawi ka lang next game. Focus ka lang next game. After finals, doon natin pag-usapan, mag-inuman tayo,&#x27; sabi ko. So ang alam ko lang kay Calvin, may gusto siyang taong makausap. Ayun, ginawa ko &#x27;yon para kumalma siya,&quot; Sangalang told reporters.</p><p>Abueva, who was also celebrating his birthday, also engaged in a verbal spat with SMB forward Mo Tautuaa&#x27;s wife.</p><p>The two have settled their issues after getting summoned by the league commissioner, the PBA said in a statement.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/4/what-happened-in-the-altercation-between-the-abuevas-and-the-tautuaas-2300">What happened in the altercation between the Abuevas and the Tautuaas</a></div><p>&quot;And nakita niyo naman, &#x27;yung game na pagbalik niya, wala talaga siyang ano—as in focused siya. &#x27;Yung sarili niya, kontrolado niya. Even today (Friday). Even sa game ngayon, nakita niyo kung paano (niya) kontrolin &#x27;yung sarili niya.&quot; the Magnolia forward added.</p><p>Abueva had a double-double shy of nine points, 11 rebounds, and three assists in Game 4, while Sangalang had 13 markers, three boards, and a dime.</p><p>&quot;So &#x27;yun talaga si Calvin. Alam naman natin madami siyang antics pero ngayong finals, kailangan niya talagang maging gano&#x27;n throughout this series.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/2/9/pba-magnolia-trounces-san-miguel-to-equalize-finals-2202">PBA: Magnolia trounces San Miguel to equalize Finals</a></div><p>The two players go a long way. Abueva and Sangalang were part of the 2009 championship team of San Sebastian College in the NCAA, and they also won crowns in the PBA D-League with the NLEX Road Warriors.</p><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2956622"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><p>In a pre-finals press conference on February 1, they told the media what would it mean to win a title again together.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang sarap &#x27;pag nag-champion kami ni Calvin sa PBA kasi marami na kaming games na pinagdaanan, sa college, sa D-League, so nag-champion kami lahat doon. Dito sa PBA, &#x27;pag mag-champion kami, memories &#x27;yon na &#x27;di namin makakalimutan,&quot; Sangalang said.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yon nga, sinabi ni Ian, pinagsamahan namin, sana dito magawa namin &#x27;yung kailangan naming gawin,&quot; Abueva affirmed his friend&#x27;s thoughts.</p><p>Magnolia was triumphant in equalizing the series, 2-2. They will try to gain a pivotal 3-2 Finals lead on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><ivs-player data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-vid="2956642"></ivs-player></div><script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script><div><br/></div>

<p>One of Calvin Abueva's "best buddies" came to his rescue as he faced another controversy after Game 2 of the PBA Finals.</p>

One of Calvin Abueva's "best buddies" came to his rescue as he faced another controversy after Game 2 of the PBA Finals.

PBA: Sangalang reveals talking sense to Abueva after Game 2 antics

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PBA: Sangalang reveals talking sense to Abueva after Game 2 antics

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

Published February 10, 2024 06:56 PM PHT

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