Mar 25, 2024, 7:15 p.m. ET
Sources revealed to ESPN that Jontay Porter of the Raptors is under observation by the NBA for betting irregularities.
Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter is under investigation by the NBA after multiple cases of betting irregularities in recent months, several sources revealed to ESPN this Monday.
Jontay Porter, of the Raptors, is being watched by the NBA for betting irregularities, according to ESPN sources. Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images
What is at stake are the bets involving Porter from the January 26 and March 20 games, multiple sources added to ESPN. The NBA did not respond to requests for comment.
In the game on January 26 against the LA Clippers there was greater interest in betting on Porter’s underpinningsthat for the night they settled on around 5.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists. There was also an over/under for Porter’s three-pointers, which was 0.5.
That night, Porter played just four minutes before leaving the game due to what the Raptors said was an aggravation of an injury. in the eye that had suffered four days earlier in a game against the Memphis Grizzlies. He didn’t score against the Clippers, had three rebounds and an assist, and didn’t attempt a three-pointer, meaning He hit all the points.
The next day, as part of a daily report to users on betting results, DraftKings Sportsbook reported that Porter’s three-point under was the biggest money winner for bettors of any NBA player in that night’s games.
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Porter played 19 minutes two days later and scored 12 points with seven rebounds and three assists.
On March 20, in a match Against the Phoenix Suns, Porter played just three minutes before leaving the game with what the Raptors said was an illness and did not return.. He didn’t score, tried and missed a shot and grabbed two rebounds.
The sportsbooks had his overs/unders set at around 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds.
The next day, DraftKings SportsBooks informed its users that Porter’s prop bets were the NBA’s biggest moneymaker of the night.
Porter, brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., has a two-way contract with the Raptors and earns $415,000 this season.
He missed Saturday’s Raptors game against the Washington Wizards for personal reasons, according to the team. He is listed as absent for Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets For personal motives.
NBA players, along with all league employees, are prohibited from betting on any league events, including prop bets. Policy violations could include fines, suspensions, and possible termination of contractsamong other actions.
Sports betting is monitored by dedicated staff from each NBA team, and the league has a team of data scientists focused on sports betting anomalies and potential integrity issues, and also works with third-party integrity monitors.
Porter made his NBA debut in 2021, playing 11 games with the Grizzlies. At the University of Missouri, he tore his ACL before his sophomore season and tore it again along with his MCL while rehabbing in early 2019. He went undrafted and did not play in the NBA the past two seasons. , but signed with the Raptors in December.
Porter has played in 26 games, averaging 4.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 14 minutes per game.
2024-03-26 00:15:00
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