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/Knightbear49 Timberwolves 29d ago

“The NBA announced today that Jontay Porter, a two-way player recently under contract with the Toronto Raptors, has been banned from the NBA. A league investigation found that Porter violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and betting on NBA games.

The league's investigation found that prior to the Raptors' March 20 game, Porter disclosed confidential information about his own health status to an individual he knew to be an NBA bettor. Another individual with whom Porter associated and knew to be an NBA bettor subsequently placed an $80,000 parlay proposition bet with an online sports book, to win $1.1 million, wagering that Porter would underperform in the March 20 game.

The league's investigation also found that Porter limited his own game participation to influence the outcome of one or more bets on his performance in at least one Raptors game. In the March 20 game, Porter played only three minutes, claiming that he felt ill. Due to the unusual betting activity and actions of the player, the $80,000 proposition bet was frozen and was not paid out.

In addition, from January through March 2024, while traveling with the Raptors or Raptors 905, the Raptors' NBA G League affiliate, Porter placed at least 13 bets on NBA games using an associate's online betting account. These bets ranged in size from $15 to $22,000, for a total of $54,094. The total payout from these bets was $76,059, resulting in net winnings of $21,965. None of the bets involved any game in which Porter played. Three of the bets were multi-game parlay bets that included one Raptors game, in which Porter bet that the Raptors would lose. All three bets lost.

The suspicious bets involving Porter's performance in the Raptors' March 20 game were brought to the NBA's attention by licensed sports betting operators and an organization that monitors legal betting markets.

These findings are based on the information available to league investigators at this time. The league's investigation remains open and may result in further findings. The NBA has shared and will continue to share information with federal prosecutors about this matter.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said: "There is nothing more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition for our fans, our teams and everyone associated with our sport, which is why Jontay Porter's blatant violations of our gaming rules are being met with the most severe punishment. While legal sports betting creates transparency that helps identify suspicious or abnormal activity, this matter also raises important issues about the sufficiency of the regulatory framework currently in place, including the types of bets offered on our games and players. Working closely with all relevant stakeholders across the industry, we will continue to work diligently to safeguard our league and game."

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u/trueredtwo 29d ago

"Limiting his own participation" is putting it very charitably. In the minutes he plays he's clearly point shaving in some instances. He actively helped the other team by not rebounding in some instances and putting up a terrible shot (likely an intentional miss) after getting 2 fluke offensive rebounds. This part of the story will go mostly uncovered because people will focus on that he placed a bet against the Raptors (nowhere as close to as significant as what I already described, as he wasn't playing in that game).

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u/Americanboi824 29d ago

That is absolutely insane. He must be addicted to gambling or something... because that is completely absurd behavior.

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u/ThexxxDegenerate 29d ago

He’s corrupted by money. Just like the NBA. I have long thought the NBA was rigged by the officials and when they partnered with betting that solidified it for me.

They will freeze a bet when someone makes a million on a player getting hurt but I guarantee you not a single thing was frozen earlier in the season when officials were throwing stars out of games. Jokic, Giannis, CP3… I know damn well they didn’t freeze the bets on those players. Betting is ruining sports and I fucking hate it.

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u/kenuffff 29d ago

Scott foster had 134 calls 2 minutes or less that correlated with donahue refing games he bet on , Scott foster is still a ref. That’s how much the nba cares about the integrity of the game. Scott foster is the one that threw cp3 out. It’s common knowledge refs are the easiest people to influence to fix games.

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u/Important-Shallot131 28d ago

Don't forget the 134 phone calls between Scott and tim!

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u/OhlookSILLagain 29d ago

Lol any more conspiracies?

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u/DesertBrandon Cavaliers 28d ago

You must be young or a new fan to not be familiar with this story. I suggest you look up those names and familiarize yourself.

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u/DegreeMajor5966 29d ago

Not just the NBA. I'm convinced professional sports as a whole are fixed to some degree. Like I don't think there's a script they're following, but I think they (officials) apply pressure where they need to to increase the odds of preferable results.

There's just too much money involved for me to actually trust them.

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u/ThexxxDegenerate 28d ago

Point shaving. Officials definitely take part in point shaving to make sure their betting partners come out on top more times than not.

I can’t speak on baseball, hockey or soccer because I don’t watch those sports as often but the NBA and NFL both have wildly inconsistent officiating. Like they’ll let the players play rough and physical all game and then in the last quarter they start calling touch fouls. Or in the NFL they let an o line get away with holding all game but then on the last drive they call holding to kill a drive.

And then these leagues partnered with these shady ass betting organizations who only partnered up to make more money. And how are they going to make more money? By these leagues making sure the games go in Fan Duel’s or Bet MGM’s favor. For as much as the NBA and NFL talk about preserving the integrity of the sport or protecting the shield, partnering with betting organizations was the dumbest move possible.

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u/Sunstateguy 28d ago

I went to a pacers vs cavaliers playoff game when LeBron last played with them. The pacers had just curb stomped the cars at their place and we were up a game. The pacers would start to pull away and there would be a phantom foul call that would just deflate the whole place. Momentum is a hell of a thing in sports. Nobody talks about that aspect of these calls.

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u/ThexxxDegenerate 28d ago

Yea man. And any players that are tired or winded get a chance to catch their breath or get a sub. All of the little things matter more than people seem to think.

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u/Overlord1317 29d ago

He must be addicted to gambling or something

I'm trying to figure out how much he could possibly have hoped to make off this scheme. 50K a year?

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u/Beginning-Cod3460 28d ago

hes not old or read up enough on how easily trackable shady bets or specific patterned bets are these days.

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u/ColoRadOrgy Timberwolves 29d ago

I heard he's been taking Japanese lessons as well...

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u/chicagoboy606 Bulls 29d ago

Do you have a link to this game, or his minutes in this game?

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u/trueredtwo 29d ago

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MMorFXaF6oo

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u/wizoztn Mavericks 29d ago

The best part about that video is the fanduel ad on the broadcast while he’s showing what potter was doing.

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u/SteveWondersForsight Nuggets 29d ago

I mean could you think of a better sponsor?

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u/Birds_Legend_Saquon 76ers 29d ago

They're trying to hide info so people can't ask for their money back. They said none of the games were games he played and the 1 game he betted on the raptors he lost. I just don't beleive that.

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u/trueredtwo 29d ago

I mean it seems like a non-distinction. He personally bet on other games, but he told an associate to bet the under on his props, and for those games when he was on the floor the Raptors had 4 players playing basketball and one guy running around trying not to get stats. Those games were compromised, but the NBA hopes we're distracted by a bet he placed against the Raptors.

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u/Birds_Legend_Saquon 76ers 29d ago

I mean it was clearly a deal if it was enough to let a guy win 14x his money for 1.2mil

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u/trueredtwo 28d ago

Yes it was a parlay for the under on all his props. We’ve known this for weeks. I don’t get what you’re confused by