Porter was banned from the NBA on April 17 after being found guilty of a betting scandal surrounding his name.
Former Missouri men's basketball standout and Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a federal criminal case on Wednesday, He was first put under investigation on March 25 and wasn't allowed to play until the case was resolved. Porter was then put underPorter entered the plea at his arraignment in a New York federal court and was set to be released on a bond of $250,000. Porter is set to be sentenced on Dec.
On the March 20 matchup, Porter played just three minutes before leaving the game due to what the Raptors called an illness. All of the under props hit and DraftKings reported that Porter bets were the most lucrative of the night yet again. One of the four men told Porter, who had gambling debts to pay, that he'd have to purposely exit games early so that the unders would hit. It was revealed in court that Porter responded to this threat by saying "u hate me and if I don’t get u 8k by Friday you’re coming to Toronto to beat me up.”
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