The NBA has banned Jontay Porter for life for participating in bets that violate the regulations of professional competition. Two months ago, a statement was issued reporting that Porter had bet on 13 NBA games, something that he is prohibited from belonging to one of his leagues, the G League. Players who belong to any of these are strictly prohibited by contract from betting on the NBA, WNBA and G League. According to NBA sources, the NBA investigation discovered that before the Raptors game on March 20, Porter revealed confidential information about his own health to a person who knew he was a bettor for the League. . Another individual with whom Porter associated and who he knew to be an NBA bettor later placed an $80,000 bet at an online sports book to win $1.1 million, betting that Porter would underperform. than expected in the match on March 20. Bet that was frozen by those responsible for this betting house, according to Shams Charania, journalist for The Athletic.
The investigations have focused on 13 of the more than 1,000 bets that the player made (before joining the Raptors). According to the NBA’s investigation, from January to March 2024, while traveling with the Raptors or Raptors 905, the Raptors’ G League affiliate, Porter placed at least 13 bets on NBA games using the online betting account. of an associate. These bets ranged from $15 to $22,000, for a total of $54,094. The return on these bets was $76,059 and netted him $21,965. In none of them did Porter participate in the matches, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
The investigation began after Draft Kings (one of the betting houses associated with the NBA) detected unusual activity by the player earlier this year. Porter, either due to illness or injury, did not reach five minutes in the game against the Clippers and he did not do so against the Kings either. That made bettors money. Finally, the decision of the NBA board is clear, Porter will never be able to step onto a basketball field again.
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2024-04-17 18:22:51
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