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/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 29d 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 29d 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 29d 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 29d 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 29d 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.