Ex-NBA player, who received lifetime ban for gambling, to face criminal charges in scheme: report

Jontay Porter, the basketball player who was banned for life from the NBA for gambling, will be facing felony charges.

Porter will be charged thanks to the scheme that led to his punishment in a Brooklyn court, according to The Associated Press.

Court documents do not specify a court date or the charge or charges, but it does show the case is related to an existing prosecution of four men charged with scheming to cash in on tips from a player about his plans to exit two games early, the report says.