The NBA has banned Toronto’s Jontay Porter for life after he violated the league’s guidelines around gambling.
The league says its investigation found Porter disclosed confidential information to sports bettors, limited his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and bet on NBA games.
“The league’s investigation found that prior to the Raptors’ March 20 game, Porter disclosed confidential information about his own health to an individual he knew to be an NBA bettor,” the league said in a statement on Wednesday.
“Another individual with whom Porter associated and knew to be an NBA bettor subsequently placed an $80,000 parlay proposition bet with an online sports book, to win $1.1 million, wagering Porter would underperform in the March 20 game.”
According to the NBA, Porter played only three minutes in the March 20 game before leaving citing illness.
Some sportsbooks have said they were alerted to odd betting patterns surrounding the Porter prop offerings.
Porter, 24, joined the Raptors this season on a two-way contract and appeared in 26 games, making five starts. The six-foot-11 centre averaged 4.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 13.8 minutes this season.
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