Raptors’ Jontay Porter banned from NBA for life for gambling offenses

The Gazette

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Information was given by the player to bettors on basketball matches, the probe determined
The Independent
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Following an NBA investigation, it was discovered that Porter advised a gambler to place an $80,000 parlay bet against Portery's on-court play in a 123-89 March 20 loss to the Sacramento Kings (taking several unders) online, and earned $1.1 million on the bet.
Newsweek
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Porter, who was a two-way player for the Toronto Raptors, is the second person to be banned from the league by Commissioner Adam Silver for violating league rules.
Newsmax
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The league launched an investigation into Porter, younger brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., in March following reports of suspicious betting patterns in games he was involved in.
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