NBA commissioner Adam Silver stated that Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter may be banned from the league if the gambling accusations against him are proven true.
Toronto 's Jontay Porter could face expulsion from the league if the gambling-related accusations against him are found to be true, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday. Toronto Raptors centre Jontay Porter , seen above in March, could be banned from the NBA if the gambling accusations made against him are found to be true, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on Wednesday.
ESPN first reported the investigation, which it said surrounded Porter's performance in games on Jan. 26 and March 20. In both of those games, Porter played briefly before leaving citing injury or illness — and did not come close to the numbers that were offered to bettors as prop wagers in those contests.
Porter was listed as out, with the team citing personal reasons, for the 10th consecutive game on Wednesday with the Raptors in Brooklyn to take on the Nets.The Raptors finish the season with games at Miami on Friday and Sunday. Porter's absence started almost simultaneously to the revelation that the NBA was probing the betting patterns surrounding his games.
"I think there was a sense earlier in the season that there was too much of an advantage for the offensive players, whether — I think Steve Kerr said offensive players were using themselves as projectiles or hunting for fouls, however you want to call it. So that was a point of emphasis on behalf of the league," Silver said.
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