Jontay Porter, a two-way player for the Toronto Raptors, is officially banned from the NBA due to his role in a sports betting scandal.
The NBA announced today the decision to ban Porter after an investigation found the backup forward/center provided a sports bettor with confidential information, limited his participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and bet on several NBA games.
Most damning is the fact that Porter was found to have bet against the Raptors in a parlay while he traveled, but did not play, with the team earlier this year.
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