Do you guys think the punishment fits the crime? He broke all sorts of ethical rules and I believe he deserves the punishment he got.
Although I feel sorry for him because his behavior might be a result of gambling addiction or influence from external sources I think the punishment is appropriate. Such actions can undermine the game and scare always investors. If these actions become rampant many fans will begin to lose interest in the NBA. So this harsh sanction is an indication that such actions are not tolerated in the NBA.
Jontay Porter worked hard most of his whole life to get into the NBA. He can never get it back and has many years left to try to beat back the sadness of having his happy dream explode into a nightmare. It's his fault and he deserves the tough punishment.
Greed is the cause of his sudden downfall. I wonder how a player who earns thousands of dollars that can make him live a comfortable life will still want to undermine the games to cheat the system. He is still young and would have made so much money from sports, but now he has been banned he would go to seek other means of earning to provide for himself and his family. All his years of training and hard work had gone down the drain.