The gambling ring involved in the Jontay Porter scandal is being investigated for allegedly wagering on at least nine men’s college basketball games across the last two seasons, Sports ...

NBA commissioner Adam Silver delivered the league’s most severe punishment in decades for gambling on Wednesday, banning Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter from the league for what he termed ...

Next time they could be. Sports gambling is here and the NBA and its players are richer for it. But the risks to the integrity of the game are real. Jontay Porter could be the first to succumb to ...

“I know what I did was wrong, unlawful, and I am deeply sorry,” the former Toronto Raptors center and brother to Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. said as he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to ...

Professional athletes have been increasingly involved with gambling-related controversies ... For example, Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban for betting on his own games and outcomes.

A New York man was charged Tuesday in a sports betting scandal that spurred the NBA to ban Jontay Porter for life, with the charges marking the first known criminal fallout from the matter.

Not all the effects have been salutary. Players continue to engage in illegal gambling. In 2024, the NBA investigated Jontay Porter, the Toronto Raptors’ center and power forward. The NBA found ...