The lawyer for Jontay Porter said the former Raptors forward was 'in his over his head' with a gambling addiction and is cooperating in an investigation into the betting scandal that got him banned from the NBA.
forward who was given a ban by the NBA because of a sports betting scandal, was"in over his head" with a gambling addiction, his lawyer said Friday.
"Jontay is a good young man with strong faith that will get him through this. He was in over his head due to a gambling addiction. He is undergoing treatment and has been fully cooperative with law enforcement," Jensen said. A court complaint accuses Awawdeh of pressing an NBA athlete, identified only as"Player 1," to resolve gambling debts by leaving games early. The tactic, which the two called a"special," would guarantee a payout for anyone who bet on him to underperform in those games, according to the document.
Awawdeh, who helps run his family's New York City corner stores, was arraigned and released on $100,000 bond to home detention, with ankle monitoring. His lawyer, Alan Gerson, declined to comment on the allegations.
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