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"I have enormous range of discipline available
to me," Silver said in New York at a meeting of league owners.
"It's cardinal sin what he's accused of in the NBA. The ultimate
extreme option I have is to ban him from the game. That's the
level of authority I have here because there's nothing more
serious. ...
"I mean, this is not new that there's unsavory behavior, even
illegal behavior, around sports betting. I guess my point is
that to the extent it's going to exist, if you have a regulated
environment, you're going to have a better chance of detecting
it than you would if all the bets were placed illegally."
An ESPN report on March 25 indicated that the league was looking
into suspicious betting patterns regarding Porter.
The most-bet prop for DraftKings on Jan. 26 was Porter making
fewer than 0.5 3-pointers in the Raptors' game against the Los
Angeles Clippers. Porter, a little-used sub, played four
scoreless minutes before exiting with what was reported as an
eye injury.
"Under" bets on Porter were again heavily favored by DraftKings
gamblers on March 20, when he played three scoreless minutes
against the Sacramento Kings before coming out with what the
Raptors said was an illness.
Porter, 24, is averaging 4.4 points through 26 games (five
starts) for Toronto this season. He began his NBA career with
the Memphis Grizzlies in 2020-21, then didn't appear in the
league the next two seasons.
--Field Level Media
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