How the NBA Caught Its Player in a Betting Scandal

Everyone knows who Jontay Porter is after the fringe NBA player was caught up in a gambling scandal. Betting companies noticed unusual activity and now Porter is under investigation. This is a look at how the player got caught and what happens next.

[Martyrdomer]

A gambling ad on the video about a gambling scandal. Very ironic.

[AndrewFenichel]

That clip of Jontay trying to avoid grabbng a rebound like it's the plague is wild lol

[infinitemoneyglitch]

Jontay porter took fred vanvleets “bet on urself” advice too seriously 😭

[Deondre_Clark]

Gambling is out of control and almost every outlet talking about sports, including this channel is benefiting from it. It's bad for sports and bad for society. Having gambling be legal is one thing. Having it be promoted EVERYWHERE is ridiculous. This will end careers and long term hurt sports in general if some serious regulations aren't put on all these sports books

[patientzero]

When the house loses, then they complain about the irregularities.

[Il_Exile_lI]

Calling Ohtani the "Wembanyama of baseball" is a huge insult to Ohtani. Wemby is physically amazing and has excellent potential to be the face of the league in the near future, but Ohtani is coming off three all time special seasons and is a multiple time unanimous MVP. He is far more accomplished than Wemby at this point.

[WrestlingIsReal]

He done for homeboy really betting on himself
😂😂😂

[hoalanho]

Adam Silver's embrace of sports betting is destroying the NBA. This was inevitable, and now, anytime a player plays poorly or has a random non obvious injury, we are forced to question if betting is involved.

[MrLathor]

Gambling will eventually blow up in the these sports leagues face. This is only the beginning and people are already very suspicious that they are corrupt beyond repair.

[serbonkers]

Dont support gambling guys. It ruins games and lives.

[lowkey]

The great Aladdin once said,
"You're only in trouble if you get caught."
*gets caught*
"I'm in trouble!!!"

[ChidOki]

Casey’s journalism background shining through again, it’s part of what sets this channel apart

[BaconManProd]

A Raps fan, Porter was looking like a solid starter for awhile. But his extreme inconsistency was wild.

Now it makes a lot more sense...

[DanielTaylor-tzrf]

This is what you promote in every video. Pushing a potential addiction to children and ruining the league.

[marktheshark]

I like your YouTube channel and all but to have a sports gambling sponsor as a basketball channel is showing your no better than the nba either. Money talks and bs walks

[alexmotts]

This is why I don't use any sports betting app. It's all crooked. The moment they legalized gambling in sports. It's ruined all the integrity of sports imo.

[tjlevey]

You’re a promoter of this gambling stuff bro…

[elkadur]

A correction: Othani is not the Wemby of the MLB, he's at least the Jokiç of the MLB.

[SeanGrantstormpinball]

Excellent video as always! I'm less concerned with fringe players fixing games, than referees fixing games, because they will never make what players make, and can affect the pace and the outcome of the game in subtle ways throughout the course of the game. The danger of fixing elements of the game is amplified by the fact that you can bet on almost anything throughout the game, so individual things like the over/under for a quarter, or a player prop for a half could be manipulated without really standing out.

The NBA already gives mandates on what it wants officials to call/not call, but in the last month we've seen games where the totals ranged from 152 (Sixers 79, Knicks 73) to 295 (Lakers 150, Pacers 145 (no OT)), that seems like an extremely wide range, and can't be solely due to the energy levels of the respective teams.

The fact is that NBA games (and other sports as well) have gotten significantly weirder since gambling was legalized and became more prevalent. The microscope on referees has intensified, the injury reports started resembling those of the NFL and the players have started taking days off for load management to the point where the NBA had to put into effect rules to keep them from sitting out too many. We've seen unexpected late scratches of players, and games where half the team is listed as DTD so you have no idea how many key players will be out.

You don't have to rig every play to rig a game against too evenly matched teams. Just a couple of little calls here and there can make the difference, and swing the odds and momentum in the favor of one over another,

[natedogg]

My dad was a gambling addict, it almost ruined our family and we ended up moving from the city to a more rural area when I was very young to escape the loansharks and temptations of gambling dens. He managed to recover, but removing the ability to gamble was key