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onions17 wrote:Has he spoken publicly since the ban or issued an apology? You’d think that would help his future basketball career prospects.
hyper316 wrote:onions17 wrote:Has he spoken publicly since the ban or issued an apology? You’d think that would help his future basketball career prospects.
He's done.
Maybe take a page from Ben Johnson in Cheetah drink commercial - Jontay Porter in commercial for Bet365
mrsocko wrote:bobbyp3588 wrote:This entire situation is obviously brutal for all involved. It’s bad for the Raptors as we lose a not altogether unpromising young player who we found for free. It’s bad for the league because the they’ve partnered up with, and are really pushing, sports gaming companies, which make the optics of this extra extra awful.
And it’s the worst for Jontay Porter, clearly.
This whole episode is the very definition of unfortunate. It’s also incredibly unfair to Jontay Porter. Don’t get me wrong - I’m no longer a fan. You simply can’t do what he did. But… It’s so egregious that you’d have to be insane or as dumb as can be. Jontay is clearly not insane, nor does he seem like the dumbest of us. So what gives?
Illness. Addiction is a disease. I’d wager (pun intended) that Jontay is addicted to gambling. It’s the only way this makes any sense.
So, essentially, the NBA just banned a player for life for being ill.
Cool.
I thought he was banned for gambling?
bobbyp3588 wrote:mrsocko wrote:bobbyp3588 wrote:This entire situation is obviously brutal for all involved. It’s bad for the Raptors as we lose a not altogether unpromising young player who we found for free. It’s bad for the league because the they’ve partnered up with, and are really pushing, sports gaming companies, which make the optics of this extra extra awful.
And it’s the worst for Jontay Porter, clearly.
This whole episode is the very definition of unfortunate. It’s also incredibly unfair to Jontay Porter. Don’t get me wrong - I’m no longer a fan. You simply can’t do what he did. But… It’s so egregious that you’d have to be insane or as dumb as can be. Jontay is clearly not insane, nor does he seem like the dumbest of us. So what gives?
Illness. Addiction is a disease. I’d wager (pun intended) that Jontay is addicted to gambling. It’s the only way this makes any sense.
So, essentially, the NBA just banned a player for life for being ill.
Cool.
I thought he was banned for gambling?
Trying to be funny or illiterate? I honestly can’t tell.