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NBA Reveals Banned-For-Life Jontay Porter Once Bet on His Own Team to Lose
Quick Facts
- The NBA has issued a lifetime ban to Jontay Porter for betting on NBA games, including against his own team.
- Porter allegedly manipulated his participation in games to influence the outcome of bets for associates.
- He profited $21,965 from 15 bets, despite having wagered only $54,094.
The NBA revealed Wednesday that Jontay Porter, a fringe power forward on the Toronto Raptors, had been issued a lifetime ban from the league after he was found to have wagered thousands on NBA games that included betting against his own team.
As a player, Porter’s impact on the court was minimal. He saw limited minutes as a power forward—approximately 14 a game—and bounced back and forth between the Raptors and its G League affiliate.
In a statement, the league said Porter placed at least 13 bets on NBA games between January and March. It added that Porter didn’t personally wager on the outcomes of games he featured in, but he allegedly bet for the Raptors to lose a game he wasn’t playing in as part of a failed parlay.
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