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Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors has been banned from the NBA for breaching playing guidelines.
The league stated in an announcement that Porter, 24, disclosed details about his well being to a recognized bettor earlier than a recreation.
He additionally restricted his personal participation in not less than one recreation to impression the outcomes of bets, and positioned bets on NBA video games, together with one involving the Raptors to lose.
“There’s nothing extra essential than defending the integrity of NBA competitors for our followers, our groups and everybody related to our sport, which is why Jontay Porter’s blatant violations of our gaming guidelines are being met with essentially the most extreme punishment,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver stated in an announcement.
“Whereas authorized sports activities betting creates transparency that helps establish suspicious or irregular exercise, this matter additionally raises essential points concerning the sufficiency of the regulatory framework presently in place, together with the kinds of bets provided on our video games and gamers.
“Working intently with all related stakeholders throughout the business, we are going to proceed to work diligently to safeguard our league and recreation.”
Porter’s final recreation within the NBA was on March 22 within the Raptors’ loss to Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder.
The NBA stated in its assertion that a number of days earlier Porter “disclosed confidential details about his personal well being standing to a person he knew to be an NBA bettor” forward of a recreation in opposition to the Sacramento Kings.
He solely performed three minutes of the sport, saying he felt unwell.
Porter additionally positioned not less than 13 bets on NBA video games earlier this yr utilizing an affiliate’s betting account.
The bets ranged in measurement from $15 (£12) to $22,000 (£17,698) for a complete of $54,904 (£44,169). The entire payout from was $76,059 (£61,188), leading to web winnings of $21,965 (£17,670).
Not one of the bets concerned video games through which Porter performed, however he did wager on the Raptors to lose.
Porter joined the Raptors in December 2023 and is the brother of the Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr.