Jontay Porter banned from the NBA

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Jontay Porter banned from the NBA 

Post#1 » by Bank Shot » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:18 pm

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Post#2 » by Jeremy Lin 7 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:19 pm

Where's the Lifetime ban for beating your wife?
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Post#3 » by Archerbro » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:20 pm

seems like leagues investigation shows his bets were on games where he could affect the outcome (of the game and of the nature of the bet).

unfortunate for him, but a lifetime ban is probably the only way to go about this. You cannot have any players on any level betting on themselves, it affects the integrity of the game.
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Post#4 » by Bulliever2020 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:20 pm

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Post#5 » by ChipotleWest » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:21 pm

He was barely an NBA player, probably wouldn't have been in the league in two years anyway. Not sure how much he cares.
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Post#6 » by Dan Z » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:21 pm

Wow. He didn't bet on any NBA games...correct? Or am I wrong about that?
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Post#7 » by ChipotleWest » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:22 pm

Archerbro wrote:seems like leagues investigation shows his bets were on games he could affect the outcome.

unfortunate for him, but probably the only way to go about this. You cannot have any players on any level betting on themselves, it affects the integrity of the game.


Reportedly there was a lot of money that came in on one game on the under for him hitting a 3 pointer. He left that game 3 minutes in as he told the team he was sick. He might have done something like this numerous times.
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Post#8 » by Domejandro » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:23 pm

Absolutely deserved.
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Post#9 » by Bulliever2020 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:23 pm

ChipotleWest wrote:He was barely an NBA player, probably wouldn't have been in the league in two years anyway. Not sure how much he cares.


Yeah I'm sure he doesn't care at all that he's now banned from the highest level of the sport that he spent his whole life working on and is now known as the Pete Rose of the NBA. I'm sure he'll just go on with his daily life like nothing happened.
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Post#10 » by Tor_Raps » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:23 pm

Keep beating your wives and parading around your guns boys lol
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Post#11 » by ItsDanger » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:23 pm

Always use the offshore accounts bro.
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Post#12 » by ChipotleWest » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:23 pm

Dan Z wrote:Wow. He didn't bet on any NBA games...correct? Or am I wrong about that?


Sounds like he was using prop bets such as would Porter make a 3 pointer and telling his friends to take the under then tanking them.
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Post#13 » by MikeTheKid » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:23 pm

From reading, he bet on associate's accounts, one bet was 80k to win 1.1mil and he underperformed. The bet was frozen after the game
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Post#14 » by FreeBird23 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:23 pm

"Don't gamble but you can beat your wife or strangle / hit other players"

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Post#15 » by azcatz11 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:24 pm

Wow - imagine throwing away the opportunity of a lifetime to be a complete degenerate. Complete moron
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Post#16 » by Swish1906 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:24 pm

ChipotleWest wrote:He was barely an NBA player, probably wouldn't have been in the league in two years anyway. Not sure how much he cares.


NBA wanted to send a clear message to every player
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Post#17 » by ChipotleWest » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:24 pm

Tor_Raps wrote:Keep beating your wives and parading around your guns boys lol


In this case he deserves a ban, it was not just him gambling. He was tanking prop bets that were for him so his friends and probably he could win money. That is so messed up.
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Post#18 » by Rich Rane » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:25 pm

This NBA ban for betting was brought to you by FanDuel and DraftKings. FanDuel and DraftKings, the OFFICIAL betting partners of the NBA.
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Post#19 » by 10DayContract » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:27 pm

Yikes. Right in the middle of the Play In too. Whatever they found was bad.
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Post#20 » by Shock Defeat » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:27 pm

Crazy how he got banned while Ohtani is still playing cause his translator was able to take the fall

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