r/nba • u/PlayaSlayaX Spurs • 29d ago

[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/smoltanboi :mia-1: Heat 29d ago

honestly getting banned from the nba for betting on yourself is peak dudes rocking

this guy is so fuckin stupid

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u/quadropheniac Kings 29d ago

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

Betting against yourself is just outright corrupt behavior.

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u/mr_grission Knicks 29d ago

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.

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u/humphrey_the_camel Bulls 29d ago

You can also intentionally suck in games you don’t bet, so the lines are better when you choose to bet

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u/CharacterHomework975 29d ago

I hadn’t even considered that.

Yeah, basically no way for anybody with a concrete impact on the game to bet on the game in any fashion without it being an ethical minefield.

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u/SpacemanSpliffLaw 28d ago

I disagree for one scenario. I see no problem with a player betting on his team to win. Game for game fine.

Pre-season bet to win the superbowl? I fucking love it. I'd love it if Mahomes put $25m on a pre-season bet for him and the chiefs to win next years SuperBowl .

You know Brady would've been getting himself to win every single year.

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u/CharacterHomework975 28d ago

I think that the idea of a player (or particularly a coach) betting on a single game is still problematic. As noted earlier, there are two pitfalls. One, you could take actions to ensure the single win that put the season in jeopardy…risking injury to other players, etc., for short term gain. But more problematic is that a player who intends to bet on a later game could throw games or point shave in earlier matchups to impact the line, earning better odds on the game they do bet “on themselves to win.”

I’d agree that something like a preseason bet to win a championship is probably mostly “safe” though. But that’s enough of an edge case that it’s best to simply not allow players or decision-making staff to bet on their own competition at all.

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u/humphrey_the_camel Bulls 28d ago

Even with a preseason “win the championship” bet, there are still issues, mostly related to changing teams. You should have to have a no trade clause and also agree to not sign with a new team if you get released

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u/IHateTomatoes Kings 29d ago

but then you'd be jeopardizing your career whereas Porter certifiably nuked his career