CALVIN Abueva and Mo Tautuaa have been warned by the PBA for the shouting incident that the two players and their wives figured in after Game Two of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals.
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said Abueva and Tautuaa appeared before him on Tuesday at the league office where they were given a stern warning for the verbal altercation after San Miguel's 109-85 win over Magnolia at the MOA Arena.
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Marcial said Abueva and Tautuaa settled the issue after an apology by the former.
“Abueva apologized to the PBA and to Tautuaa and his wife,” said Marcial in a statement. “Nagkausap at nagkaayos na sila.”
Marcial said Abueva and Tautuaa arrived at the PBA office sometime after lunch. After speaking with the commissioner, the former Gilas Pilipinas teammates were asked to talk to each other in the room to settle their differences.
Just two days earlier, Abueva was seen challenging Tautuaa to a fight at the Mall of Asia Arena hallway several minutes after Game Two of the finals on Sunday.
Abueva claimed that Tautuaa’s wife was disrespectful to him when he was on his way out of the Mall of Asia Arena with his children.
Tautuaa’s wife Aida claimed Abueva smirked at him when the two crossed paths while she was on her way to the restroom.
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