The NBA issued a lifetime ban to Jontay Porter, a player most recently contracted to the Toronto Raptors, for violating league gambling rules.
In an official statement, the NBA said Porter — most recently contracted to the Toronto Raptors — had passed “confidential information” to sports bettors, limited his own participation in games for betting purposes, and bet on NBA games himself. The league said its investigation remains open and it has shared, and will continue to share, all relevant information with federal prosecutors.
The league went on to say that it had found evidence that Porter “limited his own game participation to influence the outcome of one or more bets.” Again, the March 20 game was cited, with Porter playing just three minutes and “claiming that he felt ill.”
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