I've seen this story being mentioned in the NBA threads, but wanted to post about it separately as this is one of the craziest gambling stories I've ever heard of. I'm not sure if any active pro sports player, at least here in the United States, has ever been permanently banned from their sport while the season is going on like this. 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.
Thoughts in general?
I mean this isn't as bad as people think it is, and a life time ban seems like a big deal. All he did was to let them know he will not be playing, that's it and him not playing can't be such a huge bet. I do not know where people would "jontay porter" focused bets, like how much he will score, over/under , or the minutes he is going to play etc etc. That seems like a very rare bet to find, but that's about it, only thing he did was to disclose he will not be playing. Let's not act as if he himself bet on the game and the winner and missed shots on purpose because of it or something like that.
In the end, he was given a punishment which I think is a lot, but at least he will have a chance to play in some other teams at other leagues.