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Arwind Santos fined P200K for racist taunt on Jones

San Miguelforward Arwind Santos won't be suspended for his racist actions towards TNT import Terrence Jones, however, he will be fined of P200,000 and will serve 100 hrs. of community service after mocking a monkey gestures towards Jones.



PBA commissioner Willie Marcial warned Santos that if the similar incident will happen again in the future, he would warrant a severe punishment. 

"Bilang commissioner, humihingi ako ng pasensya at pang-unawa kay Mr. Terrence Jones at sa kaniyang pamilya. Ang PBA ay tahanan para sa lahat, bukas para sa lahat at walang kinikilalang kulay, lahi o paniniwala," Marcial said.
Numerous fans saw Santos making the gestures while standing near the bench with his teammates. The bad gestures was directed at Terrence Jones, an import for opposing team TNT KaTropa and a former Houston Rockets player on Game 5 of the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup Finals, Wednesday, August 14.

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