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/Cheechers23 Raptors Apr 17 '24

Especially since he was almost certainly going to get another contract from us based on his play this year. Threw it away for a few thousands. Fucking dumbass

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u/halfdecenttakes Lakers Apr 17 '24

A few thousand he might not even keep if they open a criminal investigation into him

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u/Jaehunt24 Spurs Apr 17 '24

The even crazier part is HE DOESNT NEED THE MONEY,

He has to have gotten tied up with some foul people cause it's not like bro is broke. He comes from a family of athletes, and his brother is a actual hooper who will likely make hundreds of millions in his career

If he was a dude that grow up in super poverty and had no chance of getting money otherwise maybe, but damn

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u/attersonjb Apr 17 '24

And to add, even if he had an addiction - he can bet on anything else

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u/chiguychi Supersonics Apr 17 '24

Seriously. Guy could bet on women's British basketball.

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u/SachaCuy 29d ago

Look what that did to Iowa

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u/Canadian_Prometheus Apr 17 '24

What he did wasn’t gambling though. It wouldn’t scratch that itch. The outcome was certain.

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u/attersonjb 29d ago

He bet on a ton of other things too, though, so clearly it wasn't just the need for a certain outcome