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PBA: Jorge Gallent, Chito Victolero speak up on Calvin Abueva’s antics

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/IMG_1030.jpeg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Magnolia’s Calvin Abueva. Screengrab from PBA. </span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Calvin Abueva’s 36th birthday was as eventful as it can get, to say the least.</p><div><br/></div><p>The 6-foot-2, Magnolia Hotshots star, who turned a year older yesterday, can only do so much as he posted three points, seven rebounds, and two assists, while only shooting 1-of-7 from the field in their PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals Game 2 defeat against the San Miguel Beermen.</p><div><br/></div><p>The Kapampangan hooper also had five personal fouls, one technical, and an unsportsmanlike foul, one of which came when he taunted SMB head coach Jorge Gallent.</p><div><br/></div><p>This happened at the 9:52 mark of the final quarter when Abueva was subbed out of the game. He and Gallent exchanged some words as Abueva walked toward their bench, and this resulted in the pair getting one technical each.</p><div><br/></div><p>’The Beast’, however, added more fuel to the fire as he was seen doing a gesture that seemed to mock the former Far Eastern University cager who lost an eye during a motorcycle accident in Alabang in 1998.</p><div><br/></div><p>During the post-game interviews, Gallent commented on the incident but opted to take it in a lighter manner. </p><div><br/></div><p>“I-lilibre ko ng steak,” said Gallent, who is now two wins away from clinching his first PBA title as a head coach. “But then he said he wanted kaldereta, so I’m gonna buy that tomorrow.”</p><div><br/></div><p>Magnolia&#x27;s mentor Chito Victolero also revealed that they have already reminded Abueva pregame to be mindful of his physicality and his actions.</p><div><br/></div><p>”We already talked to Calvin before this game,” the PBA champion coach said in a separate interview.</p><div><br/></div><p>”We just need to talk to him again about &#x27;yung fouls niya. Bukod sa personal fouls niya, nadadale &#x27;yung team namin sa penalty [free throws].”</p><div><br/></div><p>”We just need to be better, and he needs to be better also. I [know] rin naman na he’s a veteran so bawi na lang,” he concluded.</p><div><br/></div><p>But even before the scrum with Victolero ended, Abueva saw himself in another altercation — this time, against Mo Tautuaa and his wife Aida.</p><div><br/></div><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><div><br/></div><p>At the end of the day, however, it was the birthday celebrant who offered a gift, and it was for the fans and supporters of the Magnolia Hotshots.</p><div><br/></div><p>“Game 3, bawi kami,” Abueva said, as he and his wife Sam exited the Mall of Asia Arena.</p><div><br/></div>

<p>Calvin Abueva’s 36th birthday was as eventful as it can get, to say the least.</p>

Calvin Abueva’s 36th birthday was as eventful as it can get, to say the least.