Former Toronto Raptors star Jontay Porter texted bettors during the game, telling them he was going to fake an injury to win their bets.
In April 2024, the NBA permanently banned Porter after a league investigation found that he had been communicating and arranging with several different bettors, so his in-game performance made them lose bets. It was reflected.
Porter turned to Prop Bet Fix to erase large gambling debts.
That damning information came out on Monday. article in The AthleticThe article quotes a man named Shane Hennen as saying that Porter “had a plan to manipulate time on the court to help bettors win prop bets.” He said he heard from a co-conspirator.
Court documents also say Mr. Porter intends to “step aside early” to keep his personal record commensurate with the stakes of his accomplices.
The report states:
Federal prosecutors said Porter told a co-conspirator that he had to leave a Raptors game early on Jan. 26 because of an eye injury and that he was too ill to continue playing for the March 20 game. He reportedly said that he was planning to leave work early. . Prosecutors said Porter did this to pay off his “significant gambling debts” and to help his co-conspirators pay off prop bets placed on him for failing to reach the over in certain statistical categories. He said it was a way to help him win.
During a Raptors game on Jan. 22, Porter texted a man and said he was being taken to the locker room for an eye exam, and that he was not scheduled to play any further that day and was scheduled to start the second half. I told him I wouldn't. Raptors game. “But if it's trash time, I'll shoot you a million times,” he followed up. Screenshots of those messages were sent to Hennen the next day, prosecutors said in the complaint. Then, hours before the Jan. 26 game, he told his two alleged co-conspirators that he would miss that night's game due to injury. That information was then shared with Hennen. The man who sent the message to Hennen pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Hennan also received a message from Porter, telling him, “If you want to aim for big numbers, hit the under.'' i said [Co-Conspirator 2] No blocks, no steals. Come off the bench for the first 2-3 minutes, and when he leaves midway through, tell him your eyes hurt again. ” According to the complaint filed against Hennen, who was not named by federal prosecutors, Hennen, through his agent, said Porter would likely win without reaching the listed 4.5 total rebounds. bet $3,700 through.
Porter appeared in 37 games during his NBA career. He awaits sentencing in May.
