Dwight Ramos opens up about being target of hate messages in Japan

Dwight Ramos recently opened up about being a target of hate messages while playing in the Japan B.League.

Ramos earlier this month posted a sample of a message he received after Levanga Hokkaido lost to the Sun Rockers Shibuya.

According to a report, Ramos received a message accusing him of fixing the match and calling him a 'dirty black monkey.'

Asked for his take on receiving such messages, Ramos said the message was an effect of what happens on the court.

"I just posted it just to show some type of awareness that there's things happening on the court that carry over to outside the court and I think it just shows that sometimes, people gotta be careful with what happens on the court," Ramos said in a media availability before the Japan B.League All-Star Weekend.

"It's more of a breaking point thing because the game was pretty much decided in that last call that I didn't agree with and I just feel like it was kind of a breaking point to show, of course, these things happen because of what happens on the court and that was the reason behind all that," he added.

Ramos said he is not aware if any actions were made afterwards, but he added that other players also get the same kind of messages.

"I know when I posted it, there were a lot of people replying to it saying 'I get the same thing,' same messages, same things happen. It happens not only to me but a lot of players so that's why I think the stuff that happens on the court should be taken care of."

Ramos was the captain of the Asia All-Star team which played in the Asia Rising Stars Game of the B.League All-Star Weekend. The Asian imports won against the Rising Stars, 127-115.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News