NBA and union support boundaries to stop the manipulation and abuse of athletes

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  **<h1 itemprop="headline">NBA Chef Adam Silver Expels Jontay Porter for Performance Manipulation</h1>**
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  **<h2>Ex-Raptors Player Jontay Porter Expelled from NBA</h2>**

  In a strong stance against sports integrity breaches, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expelled former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter following revelations he manipulated his performance in two games to benefit bettors who opted for the 'under' in their statistics.

  In sworn testimony in July 2024, Porter admitted to Jiangning Li, an attorney for the NBA, that he deliberately shot poorly in two games during the 2023-24 season to influence the point totals and winning margins, ensuring the games fell short of predictive over/under lines.

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    **"Protecting the integrity of our sport is essential,"** said an NBA spokesman. **"Any approach should aim to reduce the risk of performance manipulation, while guaranteeing fans who wish to hold support bets can continue to do so through legal and regulated markets."**
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  Porter's actions marked the first of its kind in NBA's modern era. The unprecedented case led both the NBA and the National Association of Basketball Players (NBPA) to consider a renewed focus on support bets, where bettors wager on specific player or team statistics, such as points scored, rebounds, or assists.

  **<h2>Support Bets Under Scrutiny</h2>**

  Porter was one of three NBA players—alongside Terry Rozier and Malik Beasley—investigated for their involvement in a federal research on bets. Neither Rozier nor Beasley faced any criminal charges.

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    **<li>**Two states, Ohio and New Jersey, took measures to prohibit specific support bets, commonly known as <strong>micro-bets</strong>.<**/li>**
    **<li>**The governors of both states requested cooperation from professional sports leagues and their respective players' unions.<**/li>**
    **<li>The MLB and NFL are discussing their approaches to micro-bets, with the MLB Players Association and NFL Players Association yet to comment.<**/li>**
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  The NBPA, while not finding any evidence of other manipulation cases, expressed concerns over athletes facing abuse from unhappy bettors.

  **"[P]layers are concerned that support bets have become an increasingly alarming source of harassment,"** said an NBPA spokesman. "If stricter regulations can help minimize that abuse, we support exploring them more carefully."

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