Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter is not the first person to receive a lifetime ban from a professional sports league in North America. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver imposed the ban after a league probe found Porter disclosed confidential information to sports bettors and wagered on games.
FILE - Cincinnati Reds ’ Pete Rose flies out in the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, July 24, 1978, at New York’s Shea Stadium. Rose agreed to a lifetime ban in 1989 after an investigation for Major League Baseball by lawyer John Dowd found the all-time hit leader placed bets on the Reds to win from 1985-87 while playing for and managing the team. FILE- This is a Dec.
Running back Ray Rice was suspended indefinitely after a video surfaced showing him assaulting his girlfriend. No team wanted him afterward.
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