Jontay Porter banned from NBA for life after Toronto Raptors player caught betting on games


by Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation— NBA boss Adam Silver hits out at Raptors player Jontay Porter after he was caught betting against his own team and disclosing confidential information to sports bettors.

talkSPORT—NBA ban Toronto Raptors man Jontay Porter for life after breaching strict betting rules. Jontay Porter has received a lifetime ban from the NBA for breaching the league’s betting rules. The American basketball association announced on Wednesday that the Toronto Raptors forward ma

@HipHopWired—Betting On Yourself: Toronto Raptors Jontay Porter Slapped With Lifetime Ban For Violating NBA’s Gaming Rules. Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty / Jontay Porter Jontay Porter f ed around and found out. The now-former two-way player for the Toronto Raptors gambled his money and his NBA career away. NBA.com dropped the news yesterday that Jontay Porter, brother of Denver Nuggets superstar Michael Porter Jr., has been slapped with a lifetime ban for violating the league’s gaming rules. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver came down with the hammer on Porter after the league wrapped its investigation and...

TheBlaze—Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter banned from NBA for life after disclosing info to bettor for $1.1 million bet. NBA power forward Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for allegedly engaging in sports betting and limiting his participation for gambling purposes.The NBA issued a press release about the 24-year-old Toronto Raptors player, detailing how a league investigation found that the player violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors.The league also said that Porter limited "his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes" and also bet on NBA...