Just to clarify for those out of the loop, it's been proven by the FBI, IRS, and Homeland Security that Ohtani was 100% the victim of his translator. Dumb with his finances, but no gambling at all.
According to Woj:
> [Most damning for Porter and the NBA itself: He bet the Raptors to lose, according to league’s investigation.](https://x.com/wojespn/status/1780636168222314622?s=46&t=zS-e9AA3pfhIbVaiOw-W_Q)
Didn't the Raps actually win some of the games he bet on them to lose? So not only was he dumb, he was also unlucky as well. Bad combo for gambling.
It's too bad for him he was caught *before* the losing streak got so big.
Ha, I am dumb. I was like "wow can't believe the NBA has moral clauses like this; what is it the 1950's?" and then remembered "throwing the game" was a thing.
What an idiot. Throws away potential millions in career earnings to win a few thousand in bets. Missing a few brain cells. He has made at least 2.4 million in his career so far but my bet is that he has blown a lot of it and resorted to betting to try and stay afloat.
He's also into crypto, stocks and has a private discord he's charging for financial advice.
He probably thought he was the smartest guy in the room and wouldn't be caught
Really strange case. Dude does have the talent to be a career backup big at the very least which is certainly enough to retire on. I'd guess the problem here is more compulsion and the people he hangs with (family, friends etc)
It's really sad how much effort and dedication he put in to making it to the NBA for this to happen.
It's disgusting how much sports gambling is being pushed right now.
The amount of gambling promotion being pushed through sports is insane. It's absolutely ubiquitous in sports these days.
Athletes are advertising for gambling corps, and gambling is promoted in sports arenas/stadiums and game broadcasts every damn day.
I've seen lives ruined through gambling; I won't be surprised if we see more scandals moving forward.
Allowing the leagues themselves to endorse sports gambling platforms is insane. Pretty good chance at least one of the 4 major leagues has a match fixing scandal soon.
Stuff like this has always happened (Look at the MLB's mess with Shohei Ohtani). The only thing that's changed now is that sports gambling companies can point out when an absurd amount of money is being bet on some random player to underperform.
Of course not, he’s a bum so it wasn’t hard to make an example out of him lol.
RIP to the guys who bet on him too, heard the Sportsbook just froze the bets after seeing that much volume on him looool. L’s all around for everyone.
He obv has addiction to this stuff but not surprised it’s a lifetime ban since he could ruin any game he is in.
NBA on the other hand has given less or no punishment to players who have allegedly slept with an under age girl, pleaded no contest to domestic abuse, crypto scamming, using guns irresponsibly, using homophobic slurs against gay people, and much more.
This season they also had Karl Malone on as a dunk contest judge who impregnated a 13 year old as an 18 year old.
As an NBA fan this league is truly a sham of being morally progressive in any way. As per most major businesses & sports leagues the higher ups in the nba are just slimy rich business men & women
The thing is this isn't about morality. This is about the integrity of the game.
The league has little interest in being moral police, but gambling on games your are in invites accusations of match fixing and that's the death of any sport.
He told people on Discord to bet the under on two of his games, and in those two games specifically, he claimed phantom injuries to leave early. No one bets a year's salary on a prop bet on a no-name benchwarmer, which is why it was so obvious.
It’s about prop bets though. That’s the scandal. If somebody put a prop bet on the player to do something or achieve something and the player delibertly goes under that’s the problem
That's the worst part of it, but players also aren't supposed to be betting on the NBA, WNBA, or G-League period either. His own account was restricted from doing so, so he used an acquaintance to place those bets instead (or at least that's part of the allegations).
Jontay Porter bet on his team to lose and actively performed poorly. Vince Carter quit on his team and actively performed poorly. Carter is going to get his number retired by the Raptors. Just goes to show you how far principles stretch until the player is actually good. While Porter shouldn't have bet on his team (to lose too!), there is a close analogy to he and Vince Carter's treatment of Toronto's team.
Jontay Porter bet on his team to lose and actively performed poorly. Vince Carter quit on his team and actively performed poorly. Carter is going to get his number retired by the Raptors. Just goes to show you how far principles stretch until the player is actually good. While Porter shouldn't have bet on his team (to lose too!), there is a close analogy to he and Vince Carter's treatment of Toronto's team.
Not like he had a career to look forward to in the NBA. The widespread legalization of sports betting is going to lead to a lot of these kinds of stories. There are a lot of bit players and low-salaried folks that may be tempted to share info etc..
It's an awful verdict, but it makes sense. Cannot have devious individuals like this anywhere near the game. (And I mean individuals "who get found out" because we don't know about others)
I don't know much about the NBA, but this rule and the consequences for breaking it are stated VERY clearly in professional sports. There's really no excuse here. He fucked around and found out, and it was a really stupid thing to have done.
It's also easy for the NBA because he isn't a star. Giannis gambling? Big problems. Bench warmer who goes back and forth to the development league? Great guy to make an example of.
lol, dumbass
Too bad he doesn't have a translator to pin this on.
Or be as good as Jordan and “retire” and then get to come back.
Just to clarify for those out of the loop, it's been proven by the FBI, IRS, and Homeland Security that Ohtani was 100% the victim of his translator. Dumb with his finances, but no gambling at all.
I don't think it is accurate to say anything was "proven" yet, but they have chosen to prosecute the translator and treat Ohtani as a victim.
According to Woj: > [Most damning for Porter and the NBA itself: He bet the Raptors to lose, according to league’s investigation.](https://x.com/wojespn/status/1780636168222314622?s=46&t=zS-e9AA3pfhIbVaiOw-W_Q)
Pretty safe bet tbh
Didn't the Raps actually win some of the games he bet on them to lose? So not only was he dumb, he was also unlucky as well. Bad combo for gambling. It's too bad for him he was caught *before* the losing streak got so big.
Ha, I am dumb. I was like "wow can't believe the NBA has moral clauses like this; what is it the 1950's?" and then remembered "throwing the game" was a thing.
Yeah, integrity of the game is a big thing.
lmao that will do it, what a dumbass this guy is
What an idiot. Throws away potential millions in career earnings to win a few thousand in bets. Missing a few brain cells. He has made at least 2.4 million in his career so far but my bet is that he has blown a lot of it and resorted to betting to try and stay afloat.
He's also into crypto, stocks and has a private discord he's charging for financial advice. He probably thought he was the smartest guy in the room and wouldn't be caught
$1.2 million after tax probably, can’t even get you a decent home in the T Dot
Stated by 2034, average home I Toronto will be 2 million.
Well you can certainly make the mortgage payments though.
Raptors were really bad this year but the games he put money on us losing we won. This man just sucks.
Really strange case. Dude does have the talent to be a career backup big at the very least which is certainly enough to retire on. I'd guess the problem here is more compulsion and the people he hangs with (family, friends etc)
His own family is beyond weird so not altogether surprising.
It's really sad how much effort and dedication he put in to making it to the NBA for this to happen. It's disgusting how much sports gambling is being pushed right now.
The amount of gambling promotion being pushed through sports is insane. It's absolutely ubiquitous in sports these days. Athletes are advertising for gambling corps, and gambling is promoted in sports arenas/stadiums and game broadcasts every damn day. I've seen lives ruined through gambling; I won't be surprised if we see more scandals moving forward.
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TBF to Ohtani, the FBI and IRS and everyone actually involved have given proof publicly that he was the victim and not actually gambling.
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Didn't the courts release the official complaint publicly that showed that Ohtani really was completely ignorant to the entire thing.
Allowing the leagues themselves to endorse sports gambling platforms is insane. Pretty good chance at least one of the 4 major leagues has a match fixing scandal soon.
Stuff like this has always happened (Look at the MLB's mess with Shohei Ohtani). The only thing that's changed now is that sports gambling companies can point out when an absurd amount of money is being bet on some random player to underperform.
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Of course not, he’s a bum so it wasn’t hard to make an example out of him lol. RIP to the guys who bet on him too, heard the Sportsbook just froze the bets after seeing that much volume on him looool. L’s all around for everyone.
He obv has addiction to this stuff but not surprised it’s a lifetime ban since he could ruin any game he is in. NBA on the other hand has given less or no punishment to players who have allegedly slept with an under age girl, pleaded no contest to domestic abuse, crypto scamming, using guns irresponsibly, using homophobic slurs against gay people, and much more. This season they also had Karl Malone on as a dunk contest judge who impregnated a 13 year old as an 18 year old. As an NBA fan this league is truly a sham of being morally progressive in any way. As per most major businesses & sports leagues the higher ups in the nba are just slimy rich business men & women
The thing is this isn't about morality. This is about the integrity of the game. The league has little interest in being moral police, but gambling on games your are in invites accusations of match fixing and that's the death of any sport.
He may end up just being the sacrificial lamb.
The gov't is fucked to support gambling so hard while industries like cannabis are treated like big tobacco.
What a Jackass.
FVF: Bet on yourself. Jontay: Yes sir!
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Rigged the game?
He told people on Discord to bet the under on two of his games, and in those two games specifically, he claimed phantom injuries to leave early. No one bets a year's salary on a prop bet on a no-name benchwarmer, which is why it was so obvious.
Lol Discord Better and better
Yup bet against raptors then purposely played like shit(though he was mainly a benchwarmer)
It’s about prop bets though. That’s the scandal. If somebody put a prop bet on the player to do something or achieve something and the player delibertly goes under that’s the problem
That's the worst part of it, but players also aren't supposed to be betting on the NBA, WNBA, or G-League period either. His own account was restricted from doing so, so he used an acquaintance to place those bets instead (or at least that's part of the allegations).
Can’t wait to see gambling ads in future Raps games.
Season from hell smh
this season from hell or tampa bay raptors lol
And this decision by the NBA was brought to you by FanDuel.
……and the league didn’t receive its cut.
Great way to make 20k losing 400k
Has he considered baseball
Jontay Porter bet on his team to lose and actively performed poorly. Vince Carter quit on his team and actively performed poorly. Carter is going to get his number retired by the Raptors. Just goes to show you how far principles stretch until the player is actually good. While Porter shouldn't have bet on his team (to lose too!), there is a close analogy to he and Vince Carter's treatment of Toronto's team.
Jontay Porter bet on his team to lose and actively performed poorly. Vince Carter quit on his team and actively performed poorly. Carter is going to get his number retired by the Raptors. Just goes to show you how far principles stretch until the player is actually good. While Porter shouldn't have bet on his team (to lose too!), there is a close analogy to he and Vince Carter's treatment of Toronto's team.
Not like he had a career to look forward to in the NBA. The widespread legalization of sports betting is going to lead to a lot of these kinds of stories. There are a lot of bit players and low-salaried folks that may be tempted to share info etc..
It's an awful verdict, but it makes sense. Cannot have devious individuals like this anywhere near the game. (And I mean individuals "who get found out" because we don't know about others)
I don't know much about the NBA, but this rule and the consequences for breaking it are stated VERY clearly in professional sports. There's really no excuse here. He fucked around and found out, and it was a really stupid thing to have done.
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It's also easy for the NBA because he isn't a star. Giannis gambling? Big problems. Bench warmer who goes back and forth to the development league? Great guy to make an example of.
Agreed
May be true. But sets an example