Less than a week after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Jontay Porter asked a federal judge if he could move to Greece to continue playing basketball.
Porter's NBA career ended on April 17 when he was handed a lifetime ban for betting on sports. That punishment stemmed from a scheme that led to his federal charges.
A court filing Tuesday says attorneys asked to modify Porter's release so he could play for Promitheas BC in Greece.
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Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors during a game against the Boston Celtics on January 15, 2024, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. (Vaughn Ridley/NBAE via Getty Images)
In court last week, Porter said he agreed to take early retirement from gambling to clear himself of large gambling debts so he and his co-conspirators could win bets on his performance.
Porter was banned for life on April 17 after the NBA found in an investigation that he had disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and had bet on games in violation of league rules. The NBA prohibits players from betting on the league or any of its properties.
The league said an investigation earlier uncovered “the [Toronto] Raptors'March 20th match, [Jontay] He disclosed confidential information about his own health status to an individual he knew to be an NBA gambler.
“Another individual Porter associated with and who is known to be an NBA bettor subsequently placed an $80,000 parlay bet with an online sportsbook, winning $1.1 million, betting [Porter] “I wouldn't have performed well in the match on March 20.”
Jontay Porter (34) of the Toronto Raptors drives to the basket during a game against the Detroit Pistons on March 13, 2024 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. (Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images)
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He played just three minutes in the March 20 game, citing illness. The $80,000 bet was frozen and not paid.
The NBA said it discovered that from January to March, while Jontay was with the Raptors or their G League team, Raptors 905, he placed “at least 13 bets on NBA games using an associate's betting account.”
Porter's attorney, Jeff Jensen, said last month that Porter was “overstepping his boundaries due to his gambling addiction” but was receiving treatment and cooperating with police.
Porter also bet on NBA games in which he did not play, once betting against his own team, the league said.
According to one complaint, Porter was pressured to pay off his gambling debts by retiring from gambling so that bets on his poor performance would pay off.
Jontay Porter of the Toronto Raptors warms up before a game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center on March 9, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
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Since the scandal, the NBA has reportedly held meetings on how to combat another scandal, including banning betting “below” the bookmakers' proposals.
Porter is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 18. He is also likely to be ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution, in addition to possible fines.
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