Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter has been suspended from the NBA

Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter has been banned for life following an investigation by the National Basketball Association (NBA) that found he disclosed confidential information to sports bettors, the league announced.

The investigation also revealed that he limited his attendance to one or more games for the purpose of betting and that he placed bets on NBA games himself.

“The league's investigation determined that prior to the Raptors' March 20 game, Porter disclosed confidential information about his medical condition to a person he knew to be an NBA player,” the league said in a statement. “Another person with whom Porter was involved and who knew him as an NBA player later placed an $80,000 wager with an online sportsbook to win $1.1 million, betting that Porter would underperform in the March 20 game.”

Porter played just three minutes in the March 20 game, saying he wasn't feeling well.

The investigation also revealed that between January and March of this year, Porter placed at least 13 bets on NBA games using an associate's online betting account while traveling with the Raptors or Raptors 905. The stakes range from $15 to $22,000. is $54,094.

“The total payout from these wagers was $76,059, resulting in net winnings of $21,965. None of the wagers involved a game played by Porter,” the league said. “Three of the bets were multi-game parlay bets, including one Raptors game where Porter bet the Raptors would lose. All three lost.”

The Raptors did not immediately comment on the ban.

More details to come…