Torion, Ginebra executive in hot water for miscue

Jimwell Torion is in hot water again for a flagrant foul on Torraye Braggs and so is Barangay Ginebra marketing chief Kerwin Santos for the controversial dragon dance staged by his hired talents at the Araneta Coliseum Friday.

Aside from the automatic one-game suspension plus P20,000 fine he incurred for hitting Braggs with an elbow on his back, Torion faces separate sanction in violation of a certain condition on his reinstatement from another punishment early this year.

Santos, meanwhile, faces possible sanctions not only from the PBA office but also from the Ginebra management for the dragon dance gimmick that drew sharp reactions from several quarters.

Santos denied ordering the desecration of the Red Bull poster, suggesting the performers did it on their own.

Ginebra president Arnaldo Africa, San Miguel Corp. top official Robert Non and Ginebra team manager Allan Caidic have apologized to the Red Bull management.

"It’s unethical," said Non.

Red Bull Barako team manager Tony Chua said Santos should resign "because he’s not capable of handling the marketing department."

A Ginebra official said Santos might be banned from any PBA activity of the Kings. – Nelson Beltran