alt Hacker NewsNBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games.
“Porter took himself out of that game after less than three minutes, claiming illness, none of his stats meeting the totals set in the parlay. The $80,000 bet was frozen and not paid out, the league said, and the NBA started an investigation not long afterward.”
https://apnews.com/article/nba-jontay-porter-banned-265ad5cb...
It seems crazy that he would risk his career over a bet considering that his regular player salary was so much higher than $80K.