If you’re betting on 0.5 NBA gambling scandals this year, get ready to cash in. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports The league was investigating toronto raptors The issue of two-way player Jontay Porter withdrawing suspiciously large sums of cash on prop bets related to individual performance has brought to light further allegations about the extent of Porter’s involvement in gambling.
First, a little background in case you missed it. On Monday night, Woj reported that the NBA is investigating “prop bets involving Porter on games on January 26th and March 20th.” As you can imagine, the details are pretty awful.
The Jan. 26 game against the Los Angeles Clippers sparked interest in prop Porter’s under, with his numbers set for about 5.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists that night. There was also an over/under for Porter’s 3-point shooting, which was 0.5.
That night, Porter left the game after playing just four minutes because the Raptors announced that the eye injury he sustained four days earlier against the Memphis Grizzlies had worsened. Porter didn’t score against the Clippers, but he did have three rebounds, one assist, and didn’t attempt a 3. This means all props are underhit.
The next day, as part of our daily report on betting results to our users, draftkings sportsbook He said Porter’s under 3-point shot was the biggest payout for those who bet on NBA player props in that night’s game.
Two days later, Porter played 19 minutes and had 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists.
On March 20, in a game against the Sacramento Kings, Porter played just three minutes before being ejected after the Raptors announced he was sick and did not return. He attempted one shot but didn’t score and had two rebounds.
Sportsbooks set his over/under at approximately 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds.
It… doesn’t look good, but it gets worse. Adam Lascaris of Daily Hive Porter conducted a deep investigation into gambling activity from accounts operated by Porter. It also included details of the Twitter account @TayTrades11, where Porter tweeted about gambling and cryptocurrencies.
How do we know it was a porter? Well, because he wanted to make sure people were following his…real alternative gambling accounts and not scammers.
@taystrades11 Please report this fake trading account. If you receive a DM from him, block it and ignore it.My actual trading account is @TayTrades11
— Jontay Porter (@JontayPorter) May 3, 2022
On that account, Porter tweeted: “EZ Parley” He participated in this and also ran the Discord server for “The Financial Cloud.” There, subscribers will apparently be able to pay for financial advice on betting, cryptocurrencies, and other smart investments.
Jontay has a feud with telling people what to trade and bet on. You have to pay $49.99 to see the premium room, but the main room is discussing the NBA and Jon Tay, and people are thanking Jon Tay for the prize money.This is wild, wild stuff pic.twitter.com/CnGDE4zx9p
— Raptor Moments (@raptormoments) March 26, 2024
All of this is pretty damning, but the point here isn’t Porter’s alleged cheating on player props. Yes, the NBA will probably use him as an example. Since he’s on the fringes of the league anyway, they’ll be able to put a hammer down on him with little business downside to deter other players, and yes, his questionable conduct is clearly: is. It looks terrible considering the integrity of the game. And yes, it seems that stupidity runs in the family.
But it’s worth pointing out here that something like this happened: clearly It’s likely that these leagues will become more involved with gambling companies at some point. sports betting It’s becoming more and more open, more and more accessible (editorially, I’d probably like to point out here that SB Nation is a DraftKings partner).
We’re seeing it right now in MLB. Shohei Otani situation, and now he’s in the NBA with Porter. The NFL has already had to issue a gambling ban. I wonder if we all expected serious competitive athletes to see how sports are incorporated into betting — now every studio show has over/unders and other props. -There appears to be a section sponsored by gambling companies about betting, even ESPN. start your own sportsbook — and given that you can legally access it with just a few swipes of your smartphone in nearly every state you play in, wouldn’t you want to get in on the action yourself?
Regarding such matters, the idiom “Sunlight is the best disinfectant” has long been widely accepted around the world. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver mentioned it in a 2014 editorial. new york times, wrote, “I believe sports betting should be brought out of the basement and into the sunlight, and properly monitored and regulated.” Now, in the case of claims like the one facing Porter, Silver’s defenders could argue that regulation (apparently) did its job here. But are we really arguing that this is better?Once this situation is captured, people will begin to trust the results of these games. more?
I certainly don’t think so, so maybe it’s time to add some supplement to the long-accepted wisdom. Maybe sunlight isn’t actually the best disinfectant. Maybe it has disinfectant in it. Porter, Ohtani, and other scandals are sure to surface in the coming weeks and months, so maybe that’s what all sports leagues should look into next.
Because in this climate they are all definitely getting dirty.
