The NBA banned Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter for violating the league’s gambling rules.
The league said an investigation discovered that before “the Raptors’ March 20 game, Porter disclosed confidential information about his own health status to an individual he knew to be an NBA bettor. Another individual with whom Porter associated and know 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.”
The NBA said Porter “limited his own game participation to influence the outcome of one or more bets on his performance in at least one Raptors game.”
Porter only played three minutes in the March 20 game, claiming to have been sick. The $80,000 prop bet was frozen and not paid out.
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