NBA bans Jontay Porter for providing info to bettors, gambling on basketball games
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commissioner Adam Silver delivered the league’s most severe punishment in decades for gambling on Wednesday, banning forward from the league for what he termed “a cardinal sin” of betting on the league’s games and sharing inside information. The league said that Porter, who spent part of his time in the NBA and part of it in its developmental G League, privately told a sports bettor he was hurt, removed himself from a game to control prop bets on his own play, and placed his own wagers on NBA...

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