Revision as of 04:22, 6 July 2024 edit Mungo Kitsch (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers 37,785 edits I think that with his gambling charges, lifetime NBA ban, and legal issues having so much overlap; there does not need to be a "legal troubles" subsection in his "Personal life" section. ← Previous edit		Revision as of 20:57, 10 July 2024 edit undo Matza Pizza (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users 4,223 edits Clarifying language on what league is and is not the NBA Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Next edit →
Line 40: \|url=https://www.nba.com/news/2023-24-start-of-season-nba-pronunciation-guide \|publisher=National Basketball Association \|date=October 24, 2023 \|access-date=May 21, 2024}}</ref> born November 15, 1999) is an American <!-- Please do not list him as a "former" player at this time. He is presently free to join any basketball league not controlled by the NBA, if such a league were to accept him. --> professional [[basketball]] [[Center (basketball)\|center]] and [[power forward]] who last played for the [[Toronto Raptors]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA). He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Missouri Tigers men's basketball\|Missouri Tigers]]. Porter was previously listed as a recruit under the Class of 2018 before [[reclassification (education)\|reclassifying]] up a year to join his older brother, [[Michael Porter Jr.]], at Missouri. On April 17, 2024, after four seasons playing in the NBA and in the NBA's developmental [[NBA G League\|G League]], Porter ~~received~~was abanned ~~lifetime~~for ~~ban~~life by the ~~league~~NBA for violating ~~the NBA's~~their [[gambling]] policies.<ref name="NBALifetimeBan">{{cite web\|title=Jontay Porter banned from NBA for violating league's gaming rules\|url=https://www.nba.com/news/jontay-porter-banned-from-nba\|website=NBA.com\|date=April 17, 2024\|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref><ref name="espn-lifetime-ban">{{cite news\|first=David\|last=Purdum\|title=NBA bans Raptors' Jontay Porter for gambling violations\|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39962406/nba-bans-raptors-jontay-porter-gambling-violations\|website=ESPN.com\|date=April 17, 2024\|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> The scandal would later result in him facing criminal charges.<ref name=criminalfacing>{{cite news\|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-raptors-player-jontay-porter-to-be-charged-with-felony-in-united-states-after-nba-gambling-scandal-ban-195416528.html\|title=Ex-Raptors player Jontay Porter to be charged with felony in United States after NBA gambling scandal, ban\|first=Ryan\|last=Young\|publisher=Yahoo News\|date=July 3, 2024\|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref> ==High school career==

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