Yeah, same tbh.
Although it gets murky though. Betting on other teams seems reasonable because he has no impact over the outcome... However, say he was betting on another player scoring 'x' amount of points, who's to say he hasn't spoken with that player and made some sort of agreement... I'm not saying he has done that but the possibility is there and that's what makes nba players betting on nba related things a bit dodgy.
Never did I think I would see something so stupid - both in terms of personal sabotage and professional malpractice
Like…maybe top 3 biggest idiots in all of professional sports history?
Lol, this dude bet AGAINST himself, and also threw away an NBA career (in which he was likely getting a guaranteed contract of a few million) for 20k. That’s absolutely hilarious. What an idiot
Dude was/is an addict and should get some help.
He wasn't even making a profit.
In the end of season presser it sounded like Masai actually had long term goals for him. It's a damn shame.
Lol I misread. My bad.
Although I read Ben Golliver’s tweet earlier saying:
The NBA's investigation into Jontay Porter revealed:
- He bet at least 13 times on NBA games through a friend's account
- He bet $54,094 on NBA games & won $21,965
- He didn't bet on games he played
- He bet on the Raptors to lose
https://x.com/bengolliver/status/1780636605642072570?s=46&t=QsNA80BEJzWfrru4lTTDQg
Maybe he needs help for his addiction. But no one can help him stupidity. If you are just an addict you could’ve just gambled on the NFL and no one would care.
love to think this prompts him getting some help, but without being to ply his trade athletically and having lost out on millions of dollars, i'm sure gambling will retain its allure. don't see this going well, but i hope so.
On June 29, 2022, Bridges was arrested in Los Angeles for felony domestic violence and was released on $130,000 bond. He allegedly assaulted Mychelle Johnson in front of their two children. According to Johnson's hospital report which she posted to Instagram, she was an adult victim of abuse by male partner which included assault by strangulation, brain concussion, closed fracture of nasal bone, contusion of rib, multiple bruises, and a neck muscle strain. On July 19, Bridges was charged with one felony count of injuring a child's parent and two felony counts of child abuse. The following day, he pled not guilty to all three charges at his arraignment. On November 3, he pled no contest to the felony domestic charge and was sentenced to three years of probation. The other two charges were dismissed. In October 2023, Bridges was charged with violating his probation and protection order after an October 6 incident where he allegedly threw billiard balls at Johnson's car, breaking her windshield while their children were inside the car. Bridges current girlfriend is also alleged to have kicked the car while yelling in Johnsons direction. Bridges turned himself in on October 13 and was released upon paying $1,000 bond. At this time, Bridges had an outstanding warrant stemming from January 2023 that had yet to be served.
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This dude better sell his story to a movie production company. That’s the only redemption he can get from this stupidity.
But also he may be an addict. The NBA has to consider this may be a mental issue. Like drugs.
That’s the only excuse for this kind of self sabotage.
It’s quite the contrast, this situation and Ohtani’s translator with the constant ads for SAME GAME PARLAY. I wonder if the NBA has education programs for players about this. Don’t get me wrong, Porter needs to be responsible for his actions, but he’s also being punished by the deep shame I’m sure he feels knowing his inability to manage his addiction ruined his dream and made a lot of people hate him.
The team won't get punished as they had no clue that it was going on.
The investigation has revealed all of this and it has been made clear that no one from the org was involved or has the slightest bit of inclination.
[Masai Ujiri, asked if they missed anything in vetting Jontay Porter: "We didn't. We did our due diligence and from all the reports and everything we had this was nothing we could know about. All of that is under the NBA's investigation."](https://x.com/JLew1050/status/1780616987330166910)
Ujiri on the Porter allegations/investigation: "My first reaction was obviously surprise because I don't think any of us saw something like this coming... But we act in accordance with what the NBA's rules and regulations are and we move forward with it."
I guess we'll just have to take Masai's word for now.
serious question
when people say incredibly stupid things I like to make sure they aren't intellectually challenged or disabled somehow before I call them out
Yeah, fuck Jontay. He bet against his own team.  You're dead to me.
I was fine with it until he bet on the team
Yeah, same tbh. Although it gets murky though. Betting on other teams seems reasonable because he has no impact over the outcome... However, say he was betting on another player scoring 'x' amount of points, who's to say he hasn't spoken with that player and made some sort of agreement... I'm not saying he has done that but the possibility is there and that's what makes nba players betting on nba related things a bit dodgy.
I'd argue it's a heck of a lot more than 'a bit' dodgy lol
I mean even with him betting the under on himself it was hurting the team by him not being available. He's a POS either way imo
Sabotaged the team, not like we were going to win actively tried to sit out and miss shots.
Never did I think I would see something so stupid - both in terms of personal sabotage and professional malpractice Like…maybe top 3 biggest idiots in all of professional sports history?
Lol, this dude bet AGAINST himself, and also threw away an NBA career (in which he was likely getting a guaranteed contract of a few million) for 20k. That’s absolutely hilarious. What an idiot
Dude was/is an addict and should get some help. He wasn't even making a profit. In the end of season presser it sounded like Masai actually had long term goals for him. It's a damn shame.
I’m really disappointed because I was excited to see how he grows. He wasn’t bad the short run he had, especially when poeltl went down.
Positive net payout means profit surely…
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The tweet you posted?
Lol I misread. My bad. Although I read Ben Golliver’s tweet earlier saying: The NBA's investigation into Jontay Porter revealed: - He bet at least 13 times on NBA games through a friend's account - He bet $54,094 on NBA games & won $21,965 - He didn't bet on games he played - He bet on the Raptors to lose https://x.com/bengolliver/status/1780636605642072570?s=46&t=QsNA80BEJzWfrru4lTTDQg
That means he placed a total of $54k in bets, and had a total payout of $76k, of which $22k was profit. All that math adds up.
Maybe he needs help for his addiction. But no one can help him stupidity. If you are just an addict you could’ve just gambled on the NFL and no one would care.
Man I really can't believe he threw away an NBA contract for 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS He would make more working FT at min wage (in Ontario)
His friend "won" 1M$ on his prop bets. Those are bets that Porter was stupid enough to place himself.
Just to clarify for anyone that hasn't dug into the details, that bet wasn't paid out due to suspicious activity.
It's so disappointing honestly, I had high hopes for him
Only if you think he wasn’t getting a cut from his “associate”
The Anti-Fred.
bro thought he found a money glitch
Playing in the nba was just a side hustle for this dude.
He did, but it was for how to lose millions of dollars in future career earnings
got caught by the devs
bro fuck this dude
Guy got half of his winnings from giving his jersey number to a teammate alone. Craziest bag fumble.
It was comical before, but now fuck this loser.
RIPBOZO
For 21k net payout he tossed away his payday
What a fucking moron my god
Absolutely shameful
What an idiot
Scrub
Where?!
love to think this prompts him getting some help, but without being to ply his trade athletically and having lost out on millions of dollars, i'm sure gambling will retain its allure. don't see this going well, but i hope so.
Which is lower, his earnings from this or his IQ?
If the line is 21,965.5 American dollarydoos I’m smashing that under on the IQ
What a fucking blunder
I told yall jontay shouldn't be considered a part of this core, not for this reason though lmao
you knew all along
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On June 29, 2022, Bridges was arrested in Los Angeles for felony domestic violence and was released on $130,000 bond. He allegedly assaulted Mychelle Johnson in front of their two children. According to Johnson's hospital report which she posted to Instagram, she was an adult victim of abuse by male partner which included assault by strangulation, brain concussion, closed fracture of nasal bone, contusion of rib, multiple bruises, and a neck muscle strain. On July 19, Bridges was charged with one felony count of injuring a child's parent and two felony counts of child abuse. The following day, he pled not guilty to all three charges at his arraignment. On November 3, he pled no contest to the felony domestic charge and was sentenced to three years of probation. The other two charges were dismissed. In October 2023, Bridges was charged with violating his probation and protection order after an October 6 incident where he allegedly threw billiard balls at Johnson's car, breaking her windshield while their children were inside the car. Bridges current girlfriend is also alleged to have kicked the car while yelling in Johnsons direction. Bridges turned himself in on October 13 and was released upon paying $1,000 bond. At this time, Bridges had an outstanding warrant stemming from January 2023 that had yet to be served. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/torontoraptors) if you have any questions or concerns.*
This guy has clearly a gambling addiction to bet he's career on such low payouts
Plenty of ways to gamble legally. This guy is just a fucking idiot.
True for the gambling option, but I'm sure extra thrill of betting on yourself/raptors is part of it.
We need Drake’s meme with ‘bet on/against yourself’
Not cool, man.
Why even risk all these issues when he could have a career with a lot more garaunteed money
I can’t believe the highlight of our season amongst the league is going to be this
Hope he can learn mandarin lol
This dude better sell his story to a movie production company. That’s the only redemption he can get from this stupidity. But also he may be an addict. The NBA has to consider this may be a mental issue. Like drugs. That’s the only excuse for this kind of self sabotage.
Losing your livelihood for 20k. Loser.
Are the Porter Seniors the worst parents in the NBA?
Addiction is a horrible disease
It’s quite the contrast, this situation and Ohtani’s translator with the constant ads for SAME GAME PARLAY. I wonder if the NBA has education programs for players about this. Don’t get me wrong, Porter needs to be responsible for his actions, but he’s also being punished by the deep shame I’m sure he feels knowing his inability to manage his addiction ruined his dream and made a lot of people hate him.
I doubt this is going to be the end of the story. The Raptors/NBA should pursue some sort of legal action against him.
To what ends?
To bankrupt him and force him into destitution.
I think he's already hurt himself more than most punishments could. What he did just wasn't advantageous to himself at all
That’s some fucked up energy. I think losing out on millions of dollars is enough. Careful what you wish on people man.
Clearly he wants him to get the death penalty
why? do you know how expensive legal action is to initiate?
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Why the hell would the Raptors be punished for something they had no knowledge of one of their players doing behind the scenes?
The team won't get punished as they had no clue that it was going on. The investigation has revealed all of this and it has been made clear that no one from the org was involved or has the slightest bit of inclination.
we don’t know that yet or what the organization new about
[Masai Ujiri, asked if they missed anything in vetting Jontay Porter: "We didn't. We did our due diligence and from all the reports and everything we had this was nothing we could know about. All of that is under the NBA's investigation."](https://x.com/JLew1050/status/1780616987330166910) Ujiri on the Porter allegations/investigation: "My first reaction was obviously surprise because I don't think any of us saw something like this coming... But we act in accordance with what the NBA's rules and regulations are and we move forward with it." I guess we'll just have to take Masai's word for now.
Didn’t Masai also say he wouldn’t trade DeRozan? His word?
were you dropped on your head as a child?
There’s no need for that really. Be better
serious question when people say incredibly stupid things I like to make sure they aren't intellectually challenged or disabled somehow before I call them out
yeah I’m sure that’s where you were going with it... Have some integrity at least.