The former NBA player banned for life for sports betting admitted Wednesday to tipping off gamblers to games he purposely was going to rig — and earning them $1 million — in an effort to clear his own gambling debt.
Former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter, 24, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the gambling scandal and will owe an estimated $456,000 in fines and restitution.
Porter admitted to placing bets and working with others “in order to get out from under a large gambling debt.”
“I know what I did was wrong and unlawful, and I’m deeply sorry…
