NEW YORK-. The NBA suspended the forward for life Toronto Raptors, Jontay Porter, after an investigation found he bet on league games, which NBA commissioner Adam Silver called a “cardinal sin.”
The league said Porter, who spent part of his season in the NBA and part of it in the developmental G League, also privately told a sports bettor that he was injured and withdrew from a game to influence the outcome. bets about his own game.
“There is nothing more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition for our fans, our teams and everyone associated with our sportwhich is why Jontay Porter’s flagrant violations of our rules of the game receive the most severe punishment,” Silver said in a statement announcing the sanction.
Source: AFP
