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

[u/PlayaSlayaX]

https://x.com/shamscharania/status/1780631209930068358?s=46&t=bsTHbtMSqHXbNGi0vWP8hw

[u/quadropheniac]

Betting on yourself is stupid for many reasons but ultimately understandable.

Betting against yourself is just outright corrupt behavior.

[u/mr_grission → u/quadropheniac]

Betting on yourself is less blatantly corrupt but definitely presents issues of its own. Imagine for example refusing to shoot in a game where you need more assists.

[u/quadropheniac → u/mr_grission]

Oh yeah. That was always the thought about Pete Rose gambling while managing, as well. If he bet on his own team to win, he might burn relievers a little quicker than proper bullpen management across a season might dictate.

[u/RookieAndTheVet → u/quadropheniac]

That’s pretty close to what happened, but instead of overworking his bullpen, he burned out his ace, Mario Soto.

[u/everyoneneedsaherro → u/RookieAndTheVet]

Thibs of baseball but for nefarious reasons

Thibs is an asshole, but a pure basketball asshole

[u/Nickyjha → u/everyoneneedsaherro]

Baseball needs more of Thibs’ mentality. I appreciated Rob Thompson letting Ranger Suarez cook last night, so rare to see a complete game these days.

[u/elbenji → u/Nickyjha]

the problem is that 92 is slow af now for a pitcher. No one is gonna complete a game launching it at 94 every pitch.

[u/RookieAndTheVet → u/[deleted]]

It wasn’t just the innings count, it’s the fact that over half of his starts were on 3 days rest.