- The NBA and the NBA Players Association are in support of prop bets restrictions amid recent federal investigations involving players.
NEW YORK – The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association officials agree that props on player stats should undergo further restrictions, amid recent player investigations.
A spokesperson from NBPA recently released a statement regarding the issue:
“NBA players compete at the highest level with the utmost integrity and are concerned that prop bets have become an increasingly alarming source of player harassment, both online and in person. If tighter regulations can help minimize that abuse, then we support taking a closer look at them.”
Prop bets within the NBA drew national attention last year after the league issued a lifetime ban to Jontay Porter. The NBA investigation discovered Porter was responsible for limiting his playing participation to influence one or more NBA bets on his performance.
The NBPA describes this case as an outlier; however concerns for player harassment are growing. They believe it has become a necessity to mitigate these legal sports betting instances through tighter restrictions on player prop bets.
Fearing for himself and other players facing similar temptations, Michael Porter Jr.’s thoughts on sports betting affirm this.
“The whole sports gambling entity, it’s bad and it’s only going to get worse. We really do get death threats.”
