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0 Jontay Porter, a promising two-way player who was recently under contract with the Toronto Raptors, has been banned from the NBA. The reason for this ban is that Porter was found guilty of providing confidential health information to a known NBA bettor, just before the Raptors’ March 20th game against the Sacramento Kings. This information was then used by the bettor to place an $80,000 parlay proposition bet with a sportsbook. The bet was placed with the expectation that Porter would underperform in the game, which would result in the bettor winning a whopping $1.1 million.
However, things did not go as planned. Porter played only three minutes in the game before leaving the court, claiming that he felt ill. This abrupt departure raised eyebrows and led to an investigation by the NBA. The league found that the unusual betting activity and actions of Porter were not a coincidence but were a deliberate attempt to manipulate the outcome of the game for financial gain. As a result, the $80,000 bet was frozen and was not paid out.
The NBA takes issues of integrity and fair play very seriously, and Porter’s actions were a clear violation of the league’s rules. The ban on Porter is a strong message to other players that such behavior will not be tolerated in the NBA.
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