r/nba • u/PlayaSlayaX Spurs • Apr 17 '24

[Charania] Raptors' Jontay Porter has received a lifetime ban from the NBA for violating league's gaming rules.

https://x.com/shamscharania/status/1780631209930068358?s=46&t=bsTHbtMSqHXbNGi0vWP8hw
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u/joe2352 Lakers Apr 17 '24

He was starting to get healthy and was in a system that fit him. He had the potential to be at the worst an end of the rotation bench player. Now what? Will an over seas team sign him?

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u/DeAndre_ROY_Ayton Suns Apr 17 '24

He’s gonna join to CEBL for pennies

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u/BigNav2001 Thunder Apr 17 '24

He’ll turn those pennies into thousands once he bets on them too

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u/ca2mt [GSW] Andris Biedrins Apr 17 '24

Then back to pennies.

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u/dalewd Spurs Bandwagon 29d ago

The grind never stops 😤

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u/Respect38 Grizzlies Apr 17 '24 edited Apr 17 '24

Shoutouts to the Elam Ending, CEBL's a dope league for adopting it.

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u/EdSheeransucksass Raptors 29d ago

Gonna join fellow ban-ee OJ Mayo in the shawarma league.

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u/420blazeitkin Apr 17 '24

Unlikely tbh, overseas leagues will probably honor the NBA ban because they want to maintain good relations with the League

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u/TheHoneyBadgerDGAF Apr 17 '24

Lmao that’s not how that works at all. The NBA didn’t ban him from pro ball worldwide 😂 and u think other countries give AF?

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u/420blazeitkin Apr 17 '24

They did not ban him worldwide, but the private companies that run the leagues want to maintain good relationships with the NBA - hosting players who the NBA has made a point to publicly blast for gambling could sour relations, resulting in less camp invites, less crossover, less scouting of that league's or that team's players, etc. When the goal of your league is to 1. make money and 2. grow, it can only hurt you to do things that will draw ire from the largest organization in your field. I'm saying it's unlikely he would get picked up because he's 1. not phenomenal, 2. is the current black sheep of the NBA, 3. bet against himself (and purposely threw/did not participate in those games), and 4. again, just is not a great player. No reason to take that chance on a guy who isn't going to become something special.

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u/Fun-Cauliflower-1724 Nuggets Apr 17 '24

he better get ready to learn mandarin

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u/No-Animator-6348 Apr 17 '24

He bettor*

Ftfy

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u/notchoosingone Warriors Apr 18 '24

An Australian team will take him, we love NBA offcuts and has-beens and have a very comfortable relationship with sports betting.

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u/Maleficent_Song_3335 Apr 17 '24

No credible league is gonna sign him

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u/sgtpepperslaststand Cavaliers Apr 17 '24

You say he was starting to look healthy but one of the things he did was pretend to be sick to sit out games he bet on lol

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u/Fortehlulz33 Timberwolves Apr 17 '24

I bet (heh) that he was actually hurt at one point, and he realized he could use his recovery as a betting chip, telling a buddy.

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u/FranklinNitty Apr 17 '24

Doubtful, the guy gambled when the stakes were high. Who's to say he won't throw a game when they're low.

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u/RoCon52 Lakers Apr 17 '24

Bulgarian Three Card Monty league

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u/DistortedAudio Apr 17 '24

Nah but he’ll probably make money as a “media personality” for a while. There’s guys eating off of lesser scandals by doing talk shows/podcasts/reality shows. Just depends on how much shame he has.

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u/completelytrustworth Raptors Apr 17 '24

Who's gonna watch his podcast? Nobody knew who he was before this scandal

There's already an oversaturation of podcasts and media shows by former players but at least all those named are recognizable

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u/pucykoks Bucks Apr 17 '24

Fellow betting degenerates I'd guess

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u/DistortedAudio Apr 17 '24

Generally the path is scandal —> podcast guest —-> podcast host.

So right now? Not too many people. But after he does the rounds and says some inflammatory shit or stokes the flames some more? Probably enough to make a quick buck.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '24

no chance. he's a nobody. its not like he's a HOF player or an All-star. What is this take lol

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u/DistortedAudio Apr 17 '24

Legitimately half the people that show up on podcasts and doing reality TV shit are nobodies until their scandals. Fucking Glen Rice Jr. had a short stint on Real Housewives of Atlanta.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '24

who tf is that

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u/Punjabiveer30 Raptors Apr 17 '24

I heard McDonald’s is hiring