Jontay Porter’s lifetime ban over sports betting draws strong Raptors statement

Jontay Porter’s gambling case has finally reached a decision. He will no longer come back to the NBA or the Masai Ujiri-led Toronto Raptors after getting a lifetime ban due to his actions. Michael Porter Jr.’s brother received the decision after the end of the regular season and will now have to scour for other opportunities such that he can play basketball for a living.

After the decision on Jontay Porter’s case was unveiled, it was a question of whether the Raptors agreed on the situation. The organization with Masai Ujiri leading the charge gave an answer and it was very much in support of the league’s decision, via Vivek Jacob of Sportsnet.

“The Raptors are fully supportive of the league’s decision to ban Jontay Porter from the NBA and are grateful for the swift resolution to this investigation. We will continue to cooperate with all ongoing inquiries,” the organization wrote.

It was reported that Jontay Porter was able to make only $21,965 on his betting deals. This is a meager amount compared to his total career earnings which was just a little under $2.4 million. In some of the prop bets, he even picked the Raptors to lose.

In total, he bet on NBA games 13 times throughout his tenure through a separate account owned by a friend. A separate individual also bet that Porter would underperform for $80,000 and that the former Raptors player would win $1.1 million. This prop was frozen upon investigation and was no longer disbursed by the site.

The small amount that he earned through betting is really not worth it. When compared to his possible long-term tenure and earnings from the league, a lot was thrown away just for the thrill of winning props.

The decision on the Raptors’ player