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The Athletic reports:

NBA commissioner Adam Silver delivered the league’s most severe punishment in decades for gambling on Wednesday, banning Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter from the league for what he termed “a cardinal sin” of betting on the league’s games and sharing inside information.

The league said Porter, who spent part of his time in the NBA and part of it in its developmental G League, privately told a sports bettor he was injured, removed himself from a game to control prop bets on his own play, and placed his own wagers on NBA games.

Porter is the first active player or coach to be expelled from the NBA for gambling since Jack Molinas in 1954.

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BREAKING: Jontay Porter has received a lifetime ban for violating the league’s gaming rules pic.twitter.com/bLyJuP8dXZ

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