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Toronto Raptors Jontay Porter Under Gambling Investigation

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The Toronto Raptors are just the latest sports franchise facing serious allegations pertaining to sports gambling. Just earlier today, the Los Angeles Dodgers faced a similar uncomfortable situation. The Dodgers newest star, Shohei Ohtani is now fighting for his innocence that he wasn’t involved in a sports gambling ring ran by his interpreter. Now, we have sports gambling news in the NBA.

Per a report by NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski, Raptors center Jontay Porter will sit out of tonight’s game as the NBA investigates a sports gambling situation; Wojnarowski stated on Twitter/X, “Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter is out of the lineup and a subject of an NBA investigation into irregularities on prop betting involving him.” The news is certainly going to send shockwaves throughout the entire NBA community.

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More and more stories seem to be coming out about athletes and gambling. Fans have seen this at the college and professional levels. The NFL has hit the hammer on numerous players for betting even on sports that weren’t football because they were found gambling on the team’s property. Once again, this is another story that will take some time to figure out the truth, but it is another blackeye for professional sports.

Sports gambling, when done right and legally, has grown in every aspect of sporting events. However, just like with anything else, abusers tend to ruin the fun for everyone else. Except this time it won’t be as easy to escape the issue. Every sports league is now in bed with multiple sports gambling companies. Which means bottom lines are now affected. Do you believe that professional sports have a bigger issue with sports gambling then we know? Let us know in our comment section. For the latest news in sports, stay locked in with us at HNHH.

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Shohei Ohtani Denies Making Any Sports Bets

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Since arriving in the MLB Shohei Ohtani has been one of the league’s biggest stars. He was all the talk of the off-season. As the Japanese star took his talents to the other team in Los Angeles, the Dodgers. It seemed as though the 2024 season was going to be a different year for the superstar. With being on a new team and dealing with Tommy-John surgery. Also, his only use would be his skills at the plate this season. However, now it seems like Ohtani is in the middle of a hurricane looking to escape.

It became public knowledge late last week that Ohtani’s interpreter, Ippei Mizhurra had been reportedly stealing from Ohtani and using that money to place illegal sports bets. When the news first broke, most already assumed that the new face of the Dodgers was somehow involved in the messy situation. However, on Monday, he faced the media and claimed that Mizhurra was the only person involved in the sports betting crimes.

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Shohei Ohtani Faces Heavy Criticisms Over Sports Betting Scandal

While he didn’t answer questions from the media, the Dodgers biggest off-season signing let the media know he had no dealings in this scandal. “I never bet on baseball or any other sports, or never have asked somebody to do it on my behalf. I have never went through a bookmaker to bet on sports.” While this is far from the end of this saga, Ohtani is standing his ground that he had no idea this was even happening.

Baseball isn’t new to betting scandals. The greatest hitter the game has ever seen Pete Rose, has been banned from baseball for years after it was found out that he was betting on baseball. There’s no question the MLB will take this issue seriously. It’s not like they allowed player’s to take performance enhancing drugs to make the game more exciting to watch. For the latest news in sports and pop culture, stay up to date with us here at HNHH.

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