The NBA’s investigation found Porter “[disclosed] confidential information to sports bettors, limit[ed] his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and [bet] on NBA games.”
Porter revealed private details “about his own health status” to a bettor before the March 20 game, the league said in a statement. Following that revelation, another Porter associate placed an $80,000 bet on Porter to “underperform in the March 20 game” with an online sportsbook in hopes of winning $1.1 million.
Porter logged just three minutes against the Kings before leaving with an illness, finishing with no points, two rebounds and no assists. In light of the “unusual betting activity,” the online sportsbook froze the bet and did not pay out the winnings, the league said.
The NBA’s investigation also discovered Porter placed “at least 13 bets” through an associate’s account during the 2023-24 season, which he spent with the Raptors and their G League affiliate. Porter wagered $54,094 and earned $21,965 in winnings. While he didn’t bet on any games in which he played, the NBA said Porter did place three multigame parlay bets that included one Raptors game, in which Porter bet on the Raptors to lose. Porter’s bets that included the Raptors were unsuccessful.
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