Jontay Porter (center) has been banned by the NBA for life after a betting scandal.
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- The Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban from the NBA over a betting scandal.
- If you think that's a crisis for the NBA, think again: The NBA is happy to make an example of Porter.
- The NBA — and lots of other institutions — really wants sports betting to thrive. This move is supposed to give bettors confidence to keep betting.