Foreign imports are highly-valued in the basketball-crazy Philippines where they can play a dominant role in the highly-competitive PBA.
But foreign players can find themselves under a microscope, where they may be penalised for any offence.
Ex-New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets player Renaldo Balkman was banned and fined by the PBA after he choked a teammate in 2013.
Last year, former NBA player Daniel Orton was fired by his own team after he criticised revered Philippines boxing champ Manny Pacquiao for embarking on a professional basketball career.