Former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter will be waiting a little bit longer to find out his legal punishment for his role in one of the biggest gambling scandals in sports history.
Porter, who was banned for life from the NBA earlier this year, was widely reported to be sentenced on Wednesday.
However, according to CBC’s Mark Carc and later verified by Sportsnet, Porter’s sentencing has actually been pushed back to May 2025 as it was adjourned in November.
Former Toronto Raptors center JONTAY PORTER will NOT be sentenced today after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Last month, his sentencing was quietly adjourned to May 20, 2025 to allow for various court submissions related to his sentencing.
— Mark Carcasole (@MarkCarcCBC) December 18, 2024
While playing for Toronto last season, the NBA uncovered that Porter had been working with a team of gamblers in order to manipulate his personal player props, including taking himself out of games by feigning illness on at least two occasions.
“From January through March 2024, while travelling with the Raptors or Raptors 905, the Raptors’ NBA G League affiliate, Porter placed at least 13 bets on NBA games using an associate’s online betting account,” the NBA’s release read at the time of his banishment.
At least five men have been charged for their roles in the ring, according to multiple reports.
“These bets ranged in size from $15 to $22,000, for a total of $54,094. The total payout from these bets was $76,059, resulting in net winnings of $21,965. None of the bets involved any game in which Porter played. Three of the bets were multi-game parlay bets that included one Raptors game, in which Porter bet that the Raptors would lose. All three bets lost.”
Porter was on a two-way contract with the Raptors, where he put up 4.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game while playing an average of 13.8 minutes per game.
Porter later appeared to admit to his wrongdoing at a court hearing in July.
“I know what I did was wrong and unlawful, and I’m deeply sorry,” the 24-year-old told a Brooklyn federal judge this past summer.
Porter could receive a sentence of upwards of three years in prison and was expected to pay several hundred thousand in fines.
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