This was bared by Wrestling Association of the Philippines secretary-general Jet Lozada who added John Esteban was tapped to replace Basas.
Wrestling officials said Basas, a gold medal prospect in the coming SEAG, has seemed to lose focus in training.
Basas narrowly missed the gold medals in the Greco-Roman and freestyle events in Vietnam two years ago.
Basas lost his slot in the team as the national wrestlers are about to leave for a three-month training in Ulang Bator, Mongolia.
A total of 17 gold medals will be disputed in wrestling in the coming SEAG. — Nelson Beltran