MANILA – Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) star Calvin Abueva of the Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters admitted receiving an offer to serve as reinforcement in Japan’s B. League but is not entertaining it so far.
Abueva shared in an interview with Spin.ph over the weekend he is not yet prompted to accept the role despite being indefinitely suspended in the PBA.
“May alok ako. Tinext ako nung kaibigan kong agent. Hinahanap nga raw ako sa kanya ng isang Japanese team,” said Abueva. “Sa ngayon hindi ko pa masyado nahaharap kasi may contract pa ko.”
According to the former PBA Rookie of the Year awardee, he is not closing his doors on playing overseas but has set his primary objectives straight.
“Eh syempre lagi mo uunahin ‘yung kapakanan ng pamilya mo. Pag talagang walang nangyari (lifting of suspension), baka consider ko rin yun kasi hindi naman na tayo bumabata,” Abueva said.
“Ang sa akin lang, mas gusto ko sa PBA. Ito naman lagi ang first option ko ever since. Pero kung wala pa rin, syempre baka humanap na muna tayo ng iba,” he added.
The report about Abueva’s offer came just days after Ilonggo Ferdinand “Thirdy” Ravena announced he will serve as reinforcement for B.League team San-En NeoPhoenix.
Abueva revealed it was not the first time for him receiving offers to play overseas as he was also contacted by different Asian teams before he was drafted second overall by Alaska in 2012.
“May maraming mga alok sa akin dati. Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, at iba-iba. Pero hindi ko nga ‘yun pinansin kasi that time (kasi) gusto ko maglaro sa PBA. ‘Yun ‘yung dream ko kahit nung simula pa lang,” Abueva said./PN
