Marcial: PBA to coordinate with NBI after alleged death threats to RJ Abarrientos

John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dii" style="width:741px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com/api/upload-raw/20250208100220/2afe5a8b5b43865312656f7f227828b36f0e59546059a68a836be04f6b069ea6.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dii"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial and Ginebra&#x27;s  RJ Abarrientos. <em>PBA Images/file</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will coordinate with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) following the death threats allegedly received by Barangay Ginebra rookie RJ Abarrientos on Friday.</p><p>In a statement released Saturday, Commissioner Willie Marcial said the league will act jointly with the NBI to probe on the successive messages left by netizens on Abarrientos and his partner&#x27;s social media account.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid034RitBjhE2XGYBcspCPkUszVMpUgAx5zDT6EvbPXvbmLJEajq72V5Ud7yV4Y22Rvnl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="753" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p><strong></strong>Among the messages received by Abarrientos was a threat to &quot;gun them down&quot; after the netizen allegedly lost a huge sum of money following Ginebra&#x27;s 108-104 loss against Meralco in Game 2 of the quarterfinals.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/2/7/pba-abarrientos-alarmed-after-receiving-alleged-death-threats-2201"><strong>READ: PBA: Abarrientos alarmed after receiving alleged death threats<br/></strong></a></div><p>The star guard took the potential 4-point, game-tying shot in the dying moments of the match, but overcooked it which signaled the Bolts&#x27; triumph.</p><p>&quot;Kinoordinate na natin ito sa proper authority, in this case sa NBI. Kinausap na nila si RJ tungkol dito,&quot; said Marcial.</p><p>&quot;Pinoprotektahan din naman natin &#x27;yung mga player natin sa ganiyang mga bagay.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/2/7/pba-meralco-forces-do-or-die-vs-ginebra-in-comm-s-cup-qf-2013"><strong>READ: PBA: Meralco forces do-or-die vs Ginebra in Comm&#x27;s Cup QF<br/></strong></a></div><p>Abarrientos took to Instagram Story his disappointment after he was flooded with said unwelcome messages.</p><p>&quot;Grabe talaga mga tao sa social media. Talo lang sa pusta, biglang death threats gamit dummy accounts, pati pamilya dinadamay pa,&quot; the 25-year-old hoops player said.</p><p>Marcial shared he already talked with the Ginebra team management regarding the issue.</p><p>&quot;Nagkausap kami ng management ng Ginebra. And nagkausap rin kami ni RJ,&quot; Marcial said.</p><p>&quot;Nabasa ko na &#x27;yung messages. Nasa akin na, kaya nakipag-coordinate na rin tayo sa NBI.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_a6w4xGiqjI??si=CYKo6kEBfc_pxE--&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will coordinate with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) following the death threats allegedly received by Barangay Ginebra rookie RJ Abarrientos.</p>

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) will coordinate with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) following the death threats allegedly received by Barangay Ginebra rookie RJ Abarrientos.

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Marcial: PBA to coordinate with NBI after alleged death threats to RJ Abarrientos

Marcial: PBA to coordinate with NBI after alleged death threats to RJ Abarrientos

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Feb 08, 2025 06:24 PM PHT

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