NRL legend Johnathan Thurston said Leniu's eight ... disagree and say the flippant use of racial slurs like "monkey" has a domino effect on society, workplaces and kids in school.

NRL deserves to be very proud of Las Vegas accomplishment ... not know he was racially vilifying Ezra Mam when calling him a "monkey". Leniu admitted he told Mam to "f*** up, you monkey" during ...