Approximately a month has passed since the NBA issued a lifetime ban against former Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter for significant violations of the league's gambling policy.
Porter allegedly committed a litany of infractions, including one NBA Commissioner Adam Silver deemed a “cardinal sin,” in professional basketball. Porter, according to the NBA's investigation, leaked inside information on a purported illness to a bettor. The gambler subsequently used the intel to place a five-figure Same Game Parlay on the center. The Porter scandal is one of several that have rocked the nation's legal sports betting market in recent weeks.
Since then, the NBA has reportedly discussed measures with its authorized gaming operators to help protect the integrity of the game.
Multiple outlets have reported on the discussions, including ESPN, which heard directly from Silver. One option, according to a source who spoke to on the condition of anonymity, surrounds a potential ban on props involving NBA two-way players.