Months after the NBA banned Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter for life for gambling, court papers suggest he will be charged with a federal felony related to the allegations against him. The Associated Press reports that federal prosecutors in Brooklyn filed a criminal information sheet on Tuesday suggesting Porter could be charged. The paperwork relates to another case in which four men, charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, hoped to make money off a tip related to a player, likely Porter, who wanted to exit two games early.
In April, the NBA accused Porter of violating the league’s rules against gambling, claiming he’d given info to sports bettors and taken himself out of games to change the odds around his performance. On March 20, Porter played only three minutes of a game before “claiming that he felt ill,” the statement said. Porter also bet on NBA…
