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.
I agree that the punishment was too big for what he did. Players are just people, they get drunk, they talk a lot, they aren't reminded every day that they are to keep their mouth shut.
Think of a situation that could happen to you. You're a pro player and you throw a party where a lot of people gather up. You're all having fun and they ask you if you can drink because you probably have training tomorrow because there's a match coming up and you say that you have a couple days off because your leg hurts and you had a doctor look at it today and that's it - they figure the rest out that since you're not going to be at training sessions they're not going to let you play in that match. Is that really something that can get you a lifetime ban? I guess it can, but should it? Definitely not. Players aren't some trained spies that can't leak any personal info to friends and family.
Well, there's nothing we can do if they had been ended up on being banned forever. Organization wont really be that tolerating such as this kind of violation on which this would really be a good example into those
people who would really be tending to do the same. Yes, its really partly thats too much for this kind of decision making where banning up forever but well its their decisions been made and there might be some revokation for such decision or would really be completely having no chance. This is why if you do really know that the stuff is really that a violation then you shouldnt really be that making yourself that telling those information.
Getting drunk or whatever reason you would be having isnt a solid thing that you could really be able to defend. Yes, we are just humans but theres no such thing about tolerance for whatever violations that you would really be able to commit out. There are really just those people who cant be able to abide with the rules until its too late or giving out that kind of regret that cant be forgotten.