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Jontay Porter Banned From NBA For Gambling

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The NBA announced the completion of their gambling investigation into Jontay Porter, and banned him from the league. The investigation found multiple instances of gambling activity, including multiple bets and communication of confidential information with a bettor. A key section from the NBA’s release:

The league’s investigation found that prior to 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 knew to be an NBA bettor subsequently placed an $80,000 parlay proposition bet with an online sports book, to win $1.