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The NBA revealed Wednesday that Jontay Porter, a fringe power forward on the Toronto Raptors, had been issued a lifetime ban from the league after he was found to have wagered thousands on NBA games that included betting against his own team.
The permanent ban for Porter, 24, comes after a bombshell investigation alleged he manipulated his participation in some games to influence the outcome of bets for associates.
In a statement, the league said Porter placed at least 13 bets on NBA games between January and March. It added that Porter didn’t personally wager on the outcomes of games he featured in, but he allegedly bet for the Raptors to lose a game he wasn’t playing in as part of a failed parlay.
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