According to an NBA investigation, the 24-year-old restricted his involvement in games for betting purposes and gave sports bettors private information about his fitness.
Porter uses a friend’s internet account to wager on NBA games as well.
Adam Silver, the NBA commissioner, stated that Porter deserved the “most severe punishment” for his “blatant violations”.
Porter told someone he knew to be a sports bettor about his condition prior to a March game against the Sacramento Kings, according to the inquiry. Porter then said he wasn’t feeling well and played for just three minutes.
Porter’s second associate had wagered $80,000 (£64,000) on the assumption that he would perform poorly in that game. However, the bet, which was supposed to pay out $1.1m (£880,000), was frozen and never resolved as a result of Porter’s activities and suspicious betting activity.
Additionally, it was discovered that between January and March 2024, Porter used a friend’s internet account to wager $54,000 on 13 NBA games. Porter wasn’t involved in any of the games.
According to league regulations, NBA players are not allowed to wager on NBA games. The NBA stated that more results could come from the inquiry, which is still ongoing.
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