Court papers say ex-NBA player Jontay Porter laid out betting scheme in a text; 6th person arrested

NEW YORK — A sixth person was charged Monday in the federal sports betting case involving ex-NBA player Jontay Porter, and authorities disclosed a text message the former Mizzou and Tolton standout allegedly sent explaining how to cash in on his plans to bench himself in a January 2024 game.

The former Toronto Raptors center already has pleaded guilty in the criminal case and was banned from the NBA for life. He admitted that he agreed to withdraw early from games, claiming illness or injury, so that those in the know could win big by betting on him to underperform expectations.

Although the new developments don’t affect the legal case against Porter, they put the scheme in what a court document says were his own words.

“Hit unders for the big numbers,” Porter wrote to an alleged conspirator Jan. 26, according to a court complaint against yet another alleged schemer, Shane Hennen. He was arrested Sunday at the Las Vegas airport while boarding a flight to Panama.




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