The NBA announced today that Jontay Porter, a two-way player recently under contract with the Toronto Raptors, has been banned from the NBA.\u00a0 A league investigation found that Porter violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and betting on NBA games.<\/p>\n
The league\u2019s investigation found that prior to the Raptors\u2019 March 20 game, Porter disclosed confidential information about his own health status to an individual he knew to be an NBA bettor.\u00a0 Another individual with whom Porter associated and knew to be an NBA bettor subsequently placed an $80,000 parlay proposition bet with an online sports book, to win $1.1 million, wagering that Porter would underperform in the March 20 game.<\/p>\n
The league\u2019s investigation also found that Porter limited his own game participation to influence the outcome of one or more bets on his performance in at least one Raptors game.\u00a0 In the March 20 game, Porter played only three minutes, claiming that he felt ill.\u00a0 Due to the unusual betting activity and actions of the player, the $80,000 proposition bet was frozen and was not paid out.<\/p>\n
In addition, from January through March 2024, while traveling with the Raptors or Raptors 905, the Raptors\u2019 NBA G League affiliate, Porter placed at least 13 bets on NBA games using an associate\u2019s online betting account.\u00a0 These bets ranged in size from $15 to $22,000, for a total of $54,094.\u00a0 The total payout from these bets was $76,059, resulting in net winnings of $21,965.\u00a0 None of the bets involved any game in which Porter played.\u00a0 Three of the bets were multi-game parlay bets that included one Raptors game, in which Porter bet that the Raptors would lose.\u00a0 All three bets lost.<\/p>\n
The suspicious bets involving Porter\u2019s performance in the Raptors\u2019 March 20 game were brought to the NBA\u2019s attention by licensed sports betting operators and an organization that monitors legal betting markets.<\/p>\n
These findings are based on the information available to league investigators at this time.\u00a0 The league\u2019s investigation remains open and may result in further findings.\u00a0 The NBA has shared and will continue to share information with federal prosecutors about this matter.<\/p>\n
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said: \u201cThere is nothing more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition for our fans, our teams and everyone associated with our sport, which is why Jontay Porter\u2019s blatant violations of our gaming rules are being met with the most severe punishment.\u00a0 While legal sports betting creates transparency that helps identify suspicious or abnormal activity, this matter also raises important issues about the sufficiency of the regulatory framework currently in place, including the types of bets offered on our games and players.\u00a0 Working closely with all relevant stakeholders across the industry, we will continue to work diligently to safeguard our league and game.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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