Rabeh Al-Hussaini faces stiff sanctions from Meralco for absence without leave Meralco team manager Butch Antonio says the Bolts will seek the help of the PBA over the continued absence of enigmatic big man Rabeh Al-Hussaini. Jerome Ascano BIG man Rabeh Al-Hussaini is facing sanctions from Meralco management after failing to return in time from a trip overseas as he had promised, according to team manager Butch Antonio. The 6-foot-7 Al-Hussaini left the country over a month ago, getting the permission from team management to work on his citizenship papers as well as his pension in Kuwait. Meralco coach Ryan Gregorio earlier said the former Rookie of the Year was allowed by the team to leave as long as he returns within a 10-day grace period last month in order to make it in time for the PBA Governors Cup. But the former UAAP MVP has yet to return, leaving the Bolts without a legitimate big man as they stumbled to ninth place with a 3-6 (win-loss) record and failed to make the playoffs. Antonio said management won’t take the matter sitting down. “Right now, he’s (Al-Hussaini) considered AWOL (absent without leave). But he’s still under contract pa, though right now, he won’t receive his salary,” Antonio told Spin.ph. The former Blue Eagles star has now been gone for over six weeks. Antonio said in recent weeks, he’s been exchanging text messages with the mercurial slotman out of Ateneo, though the Bolts remain clueless on when Al-Hussaini plans to return from his fathers homeland. “Supposedly, he’s working on his citizenship documents in Kuwait, but it’s been weeks since we last texted,” he added.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:53:29 +0000
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