The brother of the NBA champion has become the subject of an investigation by the league. It’s about gambling
Artemy Berstenev March 26, 2024, 08:05 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Bookmakers reported anomalies.
Jontay Porter is the younger brother of Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter, who won the National Basketball Association (NBA) championship last year along with Serbian center Nikola Jokic. Jontay and Michael represented the same school: Tolton High School and Nathan Hale High School. In the second, the brothers played with former NBA player Brandon Roy, whose career lasted only six years due to frequent injuries and knee problems.
One way or another, Jontay went undrafted in 2019, while a year earlier his brother went to Denver with the 14th pick, for whom he plays to this day. Jontay tried his luck at the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2020/2021 season, and also played for the farm club in the NBA Development League. In the 2022/2023 season, the “big man” became a player in the Milwaukee Bucks system, and then the Detroit Pistons. Jontay, 24, currently plays for the Toronto Raptors on a two-way contract.
Michael Porter (left) and Jontay Porter (right), 2018
Photo: Andy Lyons/Getty Images
And very unexpected news arrived. As reported by several journalists, including the famous Adrian Wojnarowski and Bryant Windhorst, in their material on ESPN, Jontay is being investigated by the NBA “due to numerous betting violations” over the past few months. We are talking about bets on Porter for the games on January 27 and March 21, against the Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings. For example, it is stated that in the game against the Clippers there was greater interest in betting on the individual total of less than 5.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists, and there was also an indicator of the total of three-pointers of Porter “more/less.” , which amounted to 0.5.
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The Denver forward set a club record for three-pointers that stood for 27 years.
Jontay was only on the court for four minutes during the game with the Sailboats before leaving the court due to what Toronto representatives said was a recurrence of the eye injury he suffered four days earlier in the game against Memphis.” As a result , in these four minutes, the “big man” only managed three rebounds and one assist, and failed to hit from three-point range in three attempts. It turns out that the total worked less in this case. The next day, the house of DraftKings bets reported that Porter’s total was three rubles less and became the biggest win for bettors during the last day of play. Two days later, Jontay was on the court for 19 minutes and scored 12 points with seven rebounds and three assists .
NBA – regular season
January 27, 2024, Saturday. 03:30 Moscow time
Toronto Raptors
toronto
Los Angeles Clippers
the Angels
Toronto Raptors: Barnes – 23, Barrett – 22, Schroder – 13, Trent Jr. – 13, Young – 12, Brown – 9, Boucher – 9, Dick – 6, Freeman, McDaniels, Lewis, Nwora, Temple, Porter, Porter
Los Angeles Clippers: Harden – 22, George – 21, Westbrook – 20, Powell – 17, Leonard – 16, Plumlee – 12, Theis – 6, Mann – 6, Coffey – 5, Boston – 2, Hyland, Tucker
Against Sacramento, Porter, in turn, played about three minutes due to illness. During this period, the center made one field goal attempt and collected two rebounds. The sportsbooks had the over/under set at approximately 7.5 points and 5.5 rebounds. After which the same DraftKings guys said that players made a lot of money betting on Porter that day. In the Raptors’ recent games against the Oklahoma City Thunder (March 23) and the Brooklyn Nets (March 26), the basketball player did not participate for personal reasons.
NBA – regular season
March 21, 2024, Thursday. 02:30 Moscow time
Toronto Raptors
toronto
Kings of Sacramento
Sacrament
Toronto Raptors: Trent Jr. – 18, Nwora – 13, Agbaji – 13, Ramsey – 11, Brown – 9, Olynyk – 9, Dick – 5, Freeman – 4, McDaniels – 4, Gueye – 3, Temple, Porter
Sacramento Kings: Fox – 20, Monk – 17, Barnes – 16, Duarte – 14, Sabonis – 13, Murray – 10, Edwards – 9, Mitchell – 8, Ellis – 6, Lazy – 6, McGee – 2, Slawson – 2 , jones
NBA players, like all league employees, are prohibited from betting on any league events, including feature bets. Violation of this condition will result in fines, suspension and possible termination of contracts. Each NBA club has a special staff that monitors all betting anomalies. Let’s keep in mind that, according to the contract, Jontay is entitled to $415,000 this season, while his brother Michael is entitled to $33.386 million.
