"They Pete Rose’d his a*s": NBA fans split over Jontay Porter's lifetime ban for violating league's gaming rules

Jontay Porter, the brother of Michael Porter Jr., was handed a lifetime ban from the NBA on Wednesday. Porter had been under investigation since March for being involved in betting. After NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski reported the lifetime ban on Jontay Porter, fans were split in their opinions on X.

The investigation had earlier revealed that Porter had leaked sensitive information to the betting parties which was extremely confidential to the league. He was actively involved in betting on NBA games when he was in the G League and also when he played with the Toronto Raptors.

While the investigation is still in the process, the NBA has handed over the case to federal authorities.

Reacting to the news, one of the fans alluded to the domestic violence charges against Miles Bridges and wrote:

"miles bridges still able to play tho lol."

Alluding to a former MLB icon with a lifetime ban for sports betting, a fan with a user name Black Matt Murdock wrote:

"They Pete Rose’d his ass."

Julio Murillo wrote, "Bro had a professional career, and threw it all away!"

A user named DiVincenzoMuse wrote that the same punishment should be enforced on marquee players when they are caught:

"this is going to be WILD when a big name player gets caught. Have to enforce the same punishment now."

The OddsBreakers wrote:

"Nice. Now we just need to figure out how to punish the NBA for influencing their own results."

Adam Silver reveals the reason behind Jontay Porter's lifetime suspension

Jontay Porter had been under investigation by the league since March after some unusual betting activity was noted. As reported by DraftKings, the highest bets on two occasions were put on a poor performance by Jontay Porter, when he was playing with the Toronto Raptors. On both occasions, Porter exited the game with different ailments, and the bettors profited.

Before he joined the Raptors, Porter played for three different G League teams. Even when Porter was in the G League, he bet on NBA games, according to FanDuel.

In his statement regarding the lifetime ban on Porter, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said:

“There is nothing more important than protecting the integrity of NBA competition for our fans, our teams and everyone associated with our sport. Which is why Jontay Porter’s blatant violations of our gaming rules are being met with the most severe punishment."

Jontay Porter is the younger brother of Michael Porter Jr., who plays for the Denver Nuggets. The younger Porter has had tough luck in his basketball career. Jontay and MPJ, both played at Missouri. However, while MPJ was drafted in the first round in 2018, Jontay went undrafted.

The same year, Jontay Porter tore his ACL for the second consecutive year. After he put his name in the 2019 draft, he went undrafted. His luck finally turned around when he was called by the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2020-21 season. MPJ, on the other hand, is an NBA champion and has signed a five-year, $179 million deal with the Nuggets.