Compton says absent Abueva dealing with ‘personal matters’

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Calvin Abueva was noticeably absent in Alaska’s 101-92 loss to Star Friday night in the PBA Governors’ Cup at Ynares Sports Center,

The gutsy forward also reportedly hasn’t showed up in Alaska practices late and has skipped the national team training since the resumption last Thursday.

Aces head coach Alex Compton, though, offered little explanation about his star forward’s absence.

“He’s got personal matters to take care of, and that’s all I can comment,” said Compton.

Abueva is part of the lineup that is set to compete in the Fiba Asia Cup in Lebanon.

The Filipinos are set to leave for the continental meet in Beirut on August 6 and Compton is unsure whether Abueva will still play for Alaska until then.

“We’ll find out how things are, I really don’t have anything else to comment but that’s all I can share to you,” said Compton.