Jontay Porter banned from NBA for gambling on games, giving info to bettors and limiting play for betting purposes

[jayboogieman]

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There is "nothing more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition," Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.

lol

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The NBA banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter for allegedly betting on games, passing on information to gamblers and claiming illness to influence a wager, the league said Wednesday.

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[frankw]

He had a contract worth $411k and he threw that and maybe more away for barely 22 grand in winnings.

Not the sharpest tool.

[Shocker]

How dumb…Sportsbook sees huge bets on his playing time and stats when he clearly goes out early in those games.  Who was going to catch that I genius plan?

[LinvilleGorge]

On 4/17/2024 at 2:50 PM, jayboogieman said:

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None of this stuff has any credibility when there's also this

https://www.nba.com/news/draftkings-fanduel-become-nbas-co-official-sports-betting-partners

 

[jayboogieman]

Just now, LinvilleGorge said:

None of this stuff has any credibility when there's also this

https://www.nba.com/news/draftkings-fanduel-become-nbas-co-official-sports-betting-partners

 

Yeah, it's dumb. The integrity of the game matters! Also, gamble using our official partner!

There's always been talk of players and refs being bribed by the mob/Vegas bookies or throwing games they gambled on themselves. Now, if they had went after one of the big stars instead of a bench player most people hadn't heard of, Silver would have more of leg to stand on.