What did Jontay Porter do? NBA professional faces lifelong ban for “mortal sin”.
April 11, 2024, 12:09 p.m
In terms of sport, Jontay Porter actually plays a supporting role in the NBA. However, because an unusually large amount of money is being placed on his achievements, he becomes the focus. The question is whether Porter committed betting fraud. If so, he faces a monumental suspension.
Jontay Porter actually flies under the radar in the NBA. The center has played just 37 games in the best basketball league in the world since making his debut for the Memphis Grizzlies in March 2021. He ended up with the Toronto Raptors in December 2023 via the G-League, a development league subordinate to the NBA, where he played in 26 games for the Canadians and scored an average of 4.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists – now all be examined in detail. They could even have been his last missions. Because the 24-year-old is suspected of betting fraud.
“It’s a mortal sin that he’s being accused of,” NBA boss Adam Silver said this week after the North American professional league’s annual board meeting: “And the ultimate, extreme option I have is to ban him from the game.” Porter has been under investigation for weeks. Unusual bets on Porter’s performance are said to have been registered during several Canadiens games this season. There is a suspicion that the 24-year-old was substituted to make winnings possible.
“Ultimately, there is nothing more important than the integrity of the competition,” emphasized Silver: “And therefore every issue that is raised in this context is of great importance to me and everyone who has the responsibility to protect the game.” Although various other disciplinary measures are available to him, a player’s active participation in betting on his own games would be one of the worst things possible.
As reported by ESPN, among others, unknown people had bet unusually large amounts on Toronto’s home games against the Los Angeles Clippers on January 26th and against the Sacramento Kings on March 20th that Porter would stay under a specific number of points, rebounds, assists and three-point shots . A US betting provider reported that this bet was the one with the highest payouts on each day. In both games, Porter was not used for more than four minutes due to injury or illness.
2024-04-11 10:09:51
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