Back on March 25, the NBA announced they were investigating “irregularities on prop betting” involving Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter. He didn’t play another game for the rest of the season.
Now, just as the NBA Playoffs are nearing tip-off, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski has announced that Porter has received a lifetime ban from the NBA for gambling.
The league discovered that Porter disclosed previously confidential information to a known NBA bettor about his own health status for the Raptors’ March 20 matchup. Plus, there was another bettor that Porter closely associated with who placed an $80,000 wager with an online sports book on specific prop bets, suggesting Porter would underperform on March 20.
Porter wound up playing just three minutes in the game before leaving with an ‘illness.’
Shams Charania adds that the NBA’s investigation determined Porter was involved with 13 bets, with a total payout of $76,059 and net winnings of $ 21,965 . Three of these bets included multi-game parlays, including predicting the Raptors would lose on one occasion.
NBA statement on Jontay Porter’s lifetime ban
The younger brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., Jontay entered the NBA as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He quickly joined the Memphis Grizzlies on a multi-year contract, but was waived after making just 11 appearances as a rookie.
Porter didn’t get another shot in the NBA until this past season, where he played 26 games, including making five starts for the Toronto Raptors. He ends his career with 37 total games played. Porter is believed to have made just over $2.4 million in his NBA career .
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