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You don't want this for one for the kid, you don't want this for our team, and we don't want this for our league,
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 that Porter would underperform in the March 20 game."
You prepare for all kinds of situations in the NBA, but definitely didn't see this coming,
While legal sports betting creates transparency that helps identify suspicious or abnormal activity, this matter also raises important issues about the sufficiency of the regulatory framework currently in place, including the types of bets offered on our games and players,
There is nothing more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition for our fans, our teams and everyone associated with our sport, which is why Jontay Porter’s blatant violations of our gaming rules are being met with the most severe punishment,
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Any Player who, directly or indirectly, wagers money or anything of value on any game or event in the Association or in the NBA G League shall, on being charged with such wagering, be given an opportunity to answer such charges after due notice, and the decision of the Commissioner shall be final, binding, and conclusive and unappealable.”
And what Porter was found to have done was in violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, which states Three of the bets were multi-game parlay bets that included one Raptors game, ... in which Porter bet that the Raptors would lose."