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?
"A league investigation found that Porter violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his own participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and betting on NBA games," the statement read".
"The NBA also found that prior to the game, Porter disclosed confidential information about his health status to "an individual he knew to be an NBA bettor." A different individual associated with Porter also bet that Porter would underperform March 20 as part of an $80,000 parlay the bettor placed with an online sports book".
To read more about this crazy story-
https://sports.yahoo.com/jontay-porter-receives-lifetime-ban-from-nba-for-violating-gambling-rules-162005615.htmlRules are rules and there's no exemption to that because once you do make out those kind of violation then you would definitely facing up the consequences and just like been said that there would be no exemption for this one and you would really be ending up that regret for your entire life. Imagine about that life time ban on which means that its all over for his career which he had just exchanged it out for some insider information on which it is really just that too impossible that he's not aware about those things but still there are shit decisions that would really be ending up on shit conditions on which there's no turning back
once its been done. So hows the situation of that NBA bettor he do know? For sure he's the one who do make out some good money but in exchange with his career which its not worth.