Denver Nuggets Star’s Brother Facing Potential Major Punishment

This is unprecedented territory.

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The NBA has found itself in unprecedented territory with Jontay Porter's potential betting issues. It was reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that the brother of Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr. is under investigation by the NBA following multiple instances of betting irregularities.

The issue is the prop bets that Jontay Porter placed on himself during games on January 26 against the LA Clippers and March 20 against the Sacramento Kings. Here is the exact issue in general, as reported by ESPN.

"In the game on Jan. 26 against the LA Clippers, there was increased betting interest on the under for Porter props, which for the night were set at around 5.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists. There was also an over/under for Porter's made 3-pointers, which was 0.5."

"That evening, Porter played just four minutes before leaving the game because of what the Raptors said was an aggravation of an eye injury he had suffered four days earlier against the Memphis Grizzlies. Porter did not score against the Clippers but had three rebounds and one assist, and he did not attempt a 3, meaning the under hit on all of the props."

The allegations against Porter are something that the NBA has never had to deal with before. The situation treads itself into very unprecedented territory, and the punishment that he could be dealing with is incredibly severe.

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