Jontay Porter Ban: NBA bans Michael Porter Jr.’s brother Jontay after gambling investigation shows he shared information and bet on games

The NBA banned Toronto player Jontay Porter on Wednesday after a league investigation found he revealed confidential information to sports bettors and bet on games.

Porter, the league said, gave a bettor information about his own health status before the Toronto game on March 20. The league said another individual, known to be an NBA bettor, placed an $80,000 bet that Porter would not reach the numbers set for him. in parlays through an online sportsbook. That bet would have won $1.1 million.

Porter withdrew from that game after only a few minutes, citing illness, and none of his statistics reached the totals set on the parlay. The bet was frozen and unpaid, and the NBA began an investigation.

“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 flagrant violations of our playing rules are punished.” more severe,” NBA Commissioner Adam said. He said Silver.

Porter is the brother of Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr.