Jontay Porter wants to continue playing pro basketball in Greece
Jontay Porter, the former Toronto Raptors center who was banned by the NBA for gambling on his team’s games and pled to guilty to one federal charge connected to that, is trying to play professional basketball again. A lawyer for Porter is asking the federal judge overseeing his case to allow Porter to play professionally this upcoming season in Greece for Promitheas B.C. in the country’s top league.
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
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Jontay Porter is trying to play professional basketball again.
He asked a federal judge to let him play in Greece this upcoming season, a week after he pled guilty to a federal charge related to the betting scandal that also got him banned from the NBA. nytimes.com/athletic/56421… – 5:45 PM
Jontay Porter is trying to play professional basketball again.
He asked a federal judge to let him play in Greece this upcoming season, a week after he pled guilty to a federal charge related to the betting scandal that also got him banned from the NBA. nytimes.com/athletic/56421… – 5:45 PM
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Porter’s sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 18, and he faces 41-51 months in prison, based on sentencing guidelines. But Porter is attempting to play basketball again and has asked the federal judge to let him travel to Petras, Greece, where he intends to live in team-approved housing with his wife and the son they are expecting. Porter would be closely supervised by his mother and mother-in-law and his new team, according to the letter filed by his lawyer, and his new team would accommodate his need to travel back to New York for his court obligations. -via New York Times / July 16, 2024
Former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter, 24, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the gambling scandal and will owe an estimated $456,000 in fines and restitution. Porter admitted to placing bets and working with others “in order to get out from under gambling debt.” -via New York Post / July 10, 2024
“I know what I did was wrong and unlawful, and I’m deeply sorry,” Porter told Brooklyn federal Judge James R. Cho. Prosecutors recommended 41 to 51 months in prison at his sentencing December 18. He was released on $250,000 bond insured by his mom and wife and he must continue with gambling counseling. -via New York Post / July 10, 2024