Because unusual bets were registered at several Toronto Raptors games in the NBA this season, the league has initiated an investigation. The focus is on center Jontay Porter.
The North American professional basketball league NBA has initiated investigations into possible betting fraud. The focus of the investigation is Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter.
During several Raptors games this season, unusual bets on Porter’s performance were registered, a league spokesman said. There is a suspicion that the 24-year-old was substituted to make winnings possible.
Unusually high contributions bet
As reported by ESPN, among others, unknown people bet unusually large amounts on Toronto’s home games against the Los Angeles Clippers on January 26th (local time) and against the Sacramento Kings on March 20th (local time) that Porter would score under a specific number of points , rebounds, assists and three-point shots remain.
A US betting provider reported that this bet was the one with the highest payouts on each day. At least one other noted unusual betting interest in the games in question.
German world champions also on the court
In both games, Porter was not used for more than four minutes due to injury or illness. He remained pointless in each case, and he also recorded three rebounds and one assist against LA and two rebounds against Sacramento.
In the Raptors’ game against the Clippers, which is now under observation, Porter’s then teammate Dennis Schröder and Daniel Theis also had two German world champions on the court on the Clippers’ side.
2024-03-26 09:59:10
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