NBA Player Jontay Porter Reportedly Threw Games To Recover "Significant Gambling Debt" | Pat McAfee

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[@michaelf.bender3718]

What's ironic about these gambling suspensions and bans is that the pro sports leagues stayed away from Las Vegas BECAUSE of this issue.

[@ogkennyp2393]

Lol what does this have to do with teams being in vegas

[@kyle6232]

@@ogkennyp2393nah he means the leagues endorsing gambling and making it easier to gamble on sports not having Vegas teams

[@RyTrapp0]

@@ogkennyp2393 "Athletes playing in other cities are gonna get addicted to gambling if we have a team in Vegas!!!"😂

[@gerstell]

Can’t hide anymore

[@Psiber_Syn]

There is 0 irony there.

[@enhancementtalent8642]

Shams was very annoying with the way he tried to high horse the NBA over the NFL, when the NFL has not dealt with something like this yet. The reason Calvin Ridley wasn't banned is because he wasn't betting on games he was playing in, or rigging games based on his bets. To act like those two situations are the same is insane

[@mattechevarria03]

Thank you 🙏🏻 still maybe not the best thing, but also wasn’t even at his team facilities either at that time.

[@corbindavis1219]

yeah I wish pat would have checked him when he brought up calvin ridley

[@malikbrown1590]

yea i was gonna say this, these situations aren’t really the same.

[@BitcoinMotorist]

Everyone on the show is an idiot

[@tylerthomas2808]

Shams is a mark

[@bodimccall9073]

We noticed the “recording error” as as soon as AJ brought up Ohtani. Cmon espn 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@LambertginiMercy]

Cant have it

[@FrankGallagher1700]

He was talking about Pete rose when the audio messed up so what are u talking about

[@jsink18]

He for sure said something about ohtanis interpreter​@@FrankGallagher1700

[@jsink18]

5:34

[@kennethmoriarty6570]

@@FrankGallagher1700rewind dummy you don’t even know what you’re saying

[@dax_megathor479]

the kelce brothers covered this in their new heights podcast at the beginning of last season. travis said he didnt think its a big deal if players gamble as long as it's not football, and jason was quick to point out this exact scenario where gambling on non-football things can very much so put you in a situation where you can be leveraged to throw a football game.

[@mr.doctorcaptain1124]

Travis is such an idiot. I never realized it before I started watching their podcast but that man is dumb as unbuttered toast

[@Rowsy91]

that pod used to be awesome, now its kind of just a Swiftie hangout spot lol couldnt stand it anymore

[@benjaminschmitt3225]

@@Rowsy91lol cool ty lol

[@dax_megathor479]

@@Rowsy91 they don’t really ever talk about taylor swift on the show, so i don’t really worry about it. there’s swifties in the comments but they don’t really bother me much.

[@erinbell7224]

@@dax_megathor479 exactly, Travis and Jason keep it real.

[@TheRenegadeMoose]

And this is the EXACT reason why gambling in sports is not allowed

[@xAGiiL3UnTiTL3D]

I think most people are just confused as to how it’s illegal to bet on your success. Betting to lose or miss is wrong but what’s wrong with betting on yourself to win? Or bet on yourself to score over 20? Or bet on yourself to get 5 assists?

[@Mackay13-dv7ku]

@@xAGiiL3UnTiTL3Dbecause you want guys playing to win. Not playing to hit their 5 assist bet they made on themselves. That still ruins the integrity of the game. They’re getting paid millions, they’ll survive without being able to sports gamble until they retire.

[@benjismith593]

Low level players all do it. Just depends on if you get caught. Kind of like most of them do roids.

[@beardofnursing8602]

​@@xAGiiL3UnTiTL3D I'm with you on your first point. If you're betting on your own team to win, I see nothing wrong with that. However, if you're betting on specific stats for yourself, then your focus won't be on making the best decisions for your team to win. Say it's late in the 4th quarter. Your team is down by 2. You've been struggling with your shooting all night, but you only need 3 more points to win your bet. You have the ball and have the opportunity to shoot a somewhat contested 3 (and you're not Curry) or make an easy pass to your center who has been dominating all night. You think that bet isn't going to influence your decision a bit? Same thing if you're going for a number of assists. You might pass up a quality shot and try to force an ill-advised pass to meet your quota. If you're going for steals, you're probably going to play more aggressively and possibly get yourself fouled out early.

[@denfansteven4910]

1000% agree

[@carlthomas99]

The internet is UNDEFEATED, unlike Jontay Porter.

[@krischaoschaoskris]

⚠️ HEADPHONE WARNING 5:37

[@battleboat12]

Too late

[@redbirds2ndbase]

why is this comment not pinned lol

[@misterwub1438]

too late, thought my pc crashed, damn yo

[@briano9397]

My phone charger is acting up and making my phone buzz over and over and I was like WTF IS THIS NOW, thinking somehow my phone charger was causing it too 🤣

[@AlphaXVIgames]

They should Pin this. Found it after the fact..

[@jeoffbenzos4959]

Betting the under for every WNBA game. So far made $35k.

[@xAGiiL3UnTiTL3D]

Idk if gambling sites do it but w my bookie I’ve bet Indiana to have over 8k fans. Haven’t lost either but he stopped that deal after last game.

[@Shootermccundy]

I tried that and lost lol

[@personreanimation]

Jesus christ

[@Rowsy91]

hopefully you dont also make yourself watch that garbage

[@allenn7955]

Liar

[@executenwordusers]

This has been going on forever...you just have to be on the correct side if you wager. Thats what people fail to realize...

[@Deadboyzion]

“WHAT WAS YOUR PLAN” these guys are hilarious 🤣

[@rww71]

Calvin Ridley wasn’t throwing games, Shams. There wouldn’t be any difference in the NFL if a player got caught throwing games.

[@Buzzdog1971]

The original Longest Yard will always be the best. RIP Burt.

[@briano9397]

Cause you grew up with it, to fresh eyes that version is much worse

[@johnjames5459]

You got that right! (of course I see that we are of the same generation)

[@Buzzdog1971]

@@briano9397 The difference between an original idea and a remake. Sandler needs to stick to Scuba Steve.

[@gregspamail5145]

Yessir 🤠

[@chriscrowninshield4623]

Guys I’m starting to thin giving everyone a bookie for play by play betting isn’t a great idea as a whole lmao

[@kingbootv8424]

The Mat Pcafee show is my favorite. This one is my second favorite.

[@erinbell7224]

I'm so confused......

[@Camarija]

The solution is simple... make sports betting illegal again...

[@FrehleyBurst9-1878]

I met one of Pete Rose's bookies back in 2012 and we talked for several hours about Pete. He told me Pete ALWAYS bet that HIS TEAM (The Reds) would win. He told me he knew every bookie that Pete dealt with and they all said the same thing, Pete ALWAYS bet for the Reds to win. Back in those days they didn't have all the crazy prop bets so he never was caught up in that stuff. He was such a competitor that he was so confident in his team that he bet for them to win. That's coming straight from the guy who took MILLIONS in bets from Pete, and he has a bullet fragment still lodged between his skull and brain to show how dangerous being a bookie in the mid west was back in those days. Bottom line is Pete Rose SHOULD be in the Baseball Hall of Fame. He is the Greatest hitter that the game ever seen and Bart "Yellow Fingers" Giamatti was WAY more corrupt than Pete Rose ever was and wanted to jam Pete up anyway possible and he did. Have you ever heard Pete say he bet against his team? I didn't think so, Don't bash the Greatest Hitter in Major League Baseball. There are plenty of scum bag druggies and wife beaters that played the game so go after them.

[@andrewr4666]

Source: trust me bro

[@tyjoseph5440]

Not reading that essay

[@Red_Swirl_PFP]

@@tyjoseph5440American education system at work

[@tyjoseph5440]

@@Red_Swirl_PFP ☠️ 😂

[@Pegasus_p12]

@@tyjoseph5440It took me maybe 30 seconds to read, and I'm dyslexic. Are you so mentally disabled that a paragraph is too much for you?

[@markpalacios7145]

Ty just flowing right into character is too good

[@Ballen81587]

This is only going to become more and more of a problem now that gambling is not only allowed but encouraged Half the commercials are for sports gambling apps

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Gambling “being a sin” is a W take ..

[@evileyevalaus]

That W better stand for wild because that's one of the worst takes I've ever read😭🤣

[@joeg5414]

I lived in Vegas for a year and got caught up in it. Blew through so much money. Moved away and haven't done it 20 years now. Actually, I did sit down at a blackjack table in a tribal casino a few years ago. It felt weird and just being down $40 made me walk away. Why risk losing money you worked so hard for? Dunno WTF I was thinking doing that in Vegas. Walk into a casino and lose a weeks worth of pay in one night. Kinda crazy when you think about it.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

@@evileyevalaus gambling may be up there wit sipping that liquor. Def worse than tattoos and sex before marriage 😂🤷🏽‍♂️

[@HighAvenger]

It’s wild that these players that make millions of dollars have been caught, but no refs that have made pocket change by comparison have been caught.

[@clemguerrero6582]

Do u honestly believe that it's only 1 player doing this. Players will learn how to get around being obvious about manipulating stats.

[@jonjonesiii8619]

Those damn co-contributers 😂😂😂

[@atom5294]

How about taking gambling out of sports. You don't get that penalized for beaten women.

[@JGComments]

Well sadly, beating women doesn’t jeopardize their revenue nearly as much. Don’t see fans leaving over that. Fantasy sports and gambling on the other hand are both HUGE moneymakers and drivers of interest in the leagues. People don’t want to get involved if they think the game is rigged.

[@jaylen6760]

Beating woman is a state offense not for the team to decided what happens betting on games is in a players contract and against leagues rules hence why they have authority over what happens… thinking before u type is free gang

[@JGComments]

@@jaylen6760 You missed the point. Viewers don’t abandon the sports leagues over domestic abuse, but they DO stop watching and spending of they think the bets they are placing or the fantasy drafts they run are being ruined. They would absolutely ban players on the former if people cared. Maybe you should do a little thinking yourself.

[@jaylen6760]

@@JGComments buddy betting on games is not illegal domestic abuse is what do u not get tubbs

[@JGComments]

@@jaylen6760 Go back to school pal you clearly can’t understand the point of what I said.

[@AlexanderGonzalez-uq9gz]

Do you guys notice the audio going out when aj says shoheis name

[@oak7746]

yeah espn is a joke

[@tripsaplenty1227]

This is why I stopped betting on sports last year. I only play games of chance now. I still lose but at least I know how its fixed through mathematics. I have a chance.

[@johnjames5459]

I guess it ages me when Ty mentions "The Longest Yard" and I don't think Adam Sandler... I immediately think Burt Reynolds.

[@Terryhendog]

I think we should be more worried about refs,and umps in the 4 major sports especially NFL refs they can really affect a game

[@mattamay1]

Shows like this one perpetuate the gambling issue by accepting money from gambling sites

[@JeffreyTheTaylor]

There is no solution to this, none.

[@mobeezy81]

there are no solutions because the sports league and the entire system is designed to be rigged. too much money for every party involved

[@jacoballen4189]

You reap what you sow. These leagues jump as fast as they can in bed with these sportsbooks for sponsorship money. Lining certain pockets is perfectly acceptable. Bet $25 on a baseball game and youre blackballed. Bunch of hypocrites. If you’re going to put a foot down and discourage everyone from it then lead by example. But that would lose too much money for certain people. Wild to me that certain people expect players to not be involved when it’s so readily available meanwhile we’re gonna jump into a sponsorship deal with the same people you’re not allowed to mess with.

[@Ballin-97]

5:35 is this video getting censored for the Ohtani comment?

[@RyTrapp0]

Pretty sure they would've just edited that out completely if that was the goal lol

[@dZ0647]

Bc allowing sports betting was never gonna lead to this lmao…

[@Mung82]

This is why sports gambling should just be illegal. A majority of the people gambling on it dont have the money to lose.

[@UFOs_and_Extraterrestrials]

Multiple different ppl in multiple different sports getting caught gambling. Wtf is happening. Dont they make enough money smfh

[@Youtubesucks777]

Going for the Tesla money

[@kyledabearsfan]

Shams take on Ridley was so wrong. they arent even similar situations. 😂 Porter was actually throwing games, Ridley wasnt. I get you want to watch adults foul each other and shoot 3s but the NFL hasnt had the same issues as the NBA. bad take.

[@Deeaannoo]

It’s the prop aspect and live betting that’s really messing the integrity of the game in my opinion which is making it more obvious as we speak.

[@majinbobbyhill828]

Unbelievable half time comebacks even in the playoffs. Live betting is a plague

[@garywright4106]

Nah. It's just easier. If someone wants to throw a game, they can do that too.

[@Slapnfish]

Who would have thought this would happen.

[@DoctorBiobrain]

It should be remembered that it’s gamblers who pay to rig games, not bookies. The gambling sites only lose if people stop gambling. They have incentives to stop cheating.

[@PD-we8vf]

What is a poll crew?

[@Progressive.G]

This is why the NBA is SCREWED with the Sports Gambling nonsense. This NEEDS TO STOP‼️Adam Silver is ATROCIOUS.

[@joeg5414]

If I was an athlete, I'd stay FAR away from any sports betting. I don't care if it's allowed to bet on a league you're not playing in. Plus, you'll just blow through all of your money once you retire and don't have a steady income but believe you can make money betting. Not going to work.

[@HockeyFan102]

Yet they still all promotes gambling every damn day on every sports game

[@YOSSARIAN313]

I dont think a lot of pro athletes realize that rigging games is racketeering and that they will go to jail if caught

[@Slapnfish]

Has anyone noticed the rise in sports betting specifically on individual players and stats?? Of course, it’s no surprise.

[@jas5657]

Bro jj watt is just a tank seeing him and pat in the same frame showing the size difference that monster was running full speed tackling people Jesus .

[@AlanThompsonRegularNintendo]

What that a fart at 4:47??

[@majinbobbyhill828]

Thank you Pat for pointing out how the house is winning by such an absurd amount. A year or 2 ago I was able to bet minimums for like 5 players in pts rbs and assists including bench players Nd win like $100 of of $10. FanDuel and most other places dont allow you to bet on whoever you want anymore and they odds and min amounts have shifted so much its crazy. They continue to evolve to limit losses as much as possible. House always wins.

[@RyTrapp0]

Well lets be honest, they started off by offering Charmin soft bets once sports betting started getting legalized across the country to get as many people in the door as they could. Now they're shifting to bets that make more sense for their business model, now that the initial explosion in growth has happened(surely the rate of signups has to have fallen off quite a bit from what it was just a few years ago). I'd imagine most of us have had that feeling at some point too, looking at some of the lines they were advertising and just thinking "...well that doesn't seem very sustainable on the house's side..." lol. Now it's "back to normal" I suppose.

[@videogames5279]

This is why hipsters need to stop messing with the streets. This could of ended alot worse.

[@unclejoey42]

The percieved legitimacy of sports in the U.S. is in the toilet. Sports are starting to really stink. Atheletes don't want championships or greatness, just cash. Same with the people running them and the people talking about them.

[@626Rips]

So where’s my refund for games he was in?

[@MarkMcomas-uy5wb]

First of all best show on earth at the present - not kissing ass at all - keep sports real like you all do. You all worked for it before all this craziness. Why I like true competitors that are the best at what what they do and enjoy watching! Best show hands down for sports- no people screaming pointless stuff at each other - just bringing good good vibes and calling a spade a spade.

[@GundamGokuTV]

I just don't get gambling. Like why even do it? Especially when you are already a millionaire. Just... you wanna waste money get a hobby.

[@vonarkesh2361]

For every one pro athlete we hear about gambling, there are dozens more we don't hear about. It's a racket.

[@jaquandrejones]

What a shock. The sport that promotes selfish play and bad attitude gets rigged for personal gain. Shocking. Refs admitted to fixing games too, fake league.

[@stevenschaffhauser26]

Im surprised this hasnt happened in the WNBA yet considering what they're making

[@sweetspike]

Brought to you by fan duel

[@patshaf902]

Were about to hear more NBA names dropped. Porter gonna rat out guys

[@BK-hp8cj]

I guarantee this happens more than people know, fortunately (or unfortunately) Jontay went overboard with the obvious.

[@terrydizzydude4087]

Back in the 80's the Piston's timekeeper lost his job because the first 19 of 20 games of the season hit the over.

[@ColeTurner-sr8mc]

WHAT COULD GO WRONG?: 1. Black athletes approached by gamblers and bookies 2. Easy, quick way to profit 3. Grambling ⁹the forbidden fruit" too tempting to resist

[@jabmalassie]

Gonna make you an offer you can't refuse.

[@EdwrdTriggaHnds]

These dudes are so close to realizing sports gambling to horrible for the sports but just refuse to admit it.

[@ChristopherR236]

You are naive if you don’t think gambling has ALWAYS been hand in hand with sports

[@L9r5c]

Why is it legal to borrow to bet on games lol

[@123..0.]

I thought it was funny when NFL teams were going for 2 when it made no sense

[@theteddytruman]

They’re going to “catch” a referee in the near future as well. Gotta cover all the bases.

[@schuella]

Not jj dry snitching on himself

[@jonathangreen2064]

Bet ya his KIN porter jr of the NUGGETS is probably CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH

[@bradleystraley6165]

Now someone do some real reporting on Ohtani's gambling (I don't believe for a nanosecond it was his interpreter)

[@charliepena2677]

They shove mobile gambling down everyone's throat, what do they expect?

[@TheVic18t]

Like it or not the SCOTUS opened this can of worms. Not the Leagues. The Leagues can either embrace it and become business partners with betting companies (who are ratting out the gambling players for the League) or have the gambling companies turn a blind eye to gambling players.

[@tylerfielding5311]

BAN SPORTS GAMBLING! What's stopping referees to do this?

[@Canucks44219]

They have.

[@ChristopherR236]

For the players yes I’m general ? I’ll riot lol

[@aaronsmith1676]

Sports betting should be illegal. Nuff said.

[@Afrosamuri24]

Yea cause that’ll definitely make players stop gambling

[@aaronsmith1676]

By that logic you might as well make all crime legal because making it illegal won't stop everyone from commiting crime.

[@jeffreytoman8351]

The nba and basketball must be the easiest for game fixers to infiltrate. This is Bc one player can have the largest impact on a game. An example: Betting on Nolan ryan getting 10 or more k’s against a crappy team still requires 10 guys, who aren’t involved, striking out.

[@dannybrennan6953]

Shams is about worthless when any negatives come across the NBA. His comparison to Ridley is in the same field but not the same play. He didn’t bet on himself. Not that it justifies it at all. My point is some of these nba clowns are actually doing the lords work and exposing the very real side of lesser paid athletes not willing to earn it.

[@snarkycharlies]

I don't bet anymore, it turns me into a gremlin. Sucked all the fun from just watching a game, I only cared about my bets.

[@421less1]

Nba has been cooking games for at least 20 years

[@chucktowngaming3030]

Dude barely got playing time how could he throw games 😂😂

[@isaacw6900]

In 2 the games he threw for his props he came out with an injury after.3 minutes.

[@ChristopherR236]

He was throwing prop bets They were taking his unders and he would miss three pt shots on purpose or take himself out early with an injury so he accumulates no stats

[@raja0011987]

What about Refs gambling on games?

[@ThatDiecastGuy69]

sports gambling has ruined sports, change my mind

[@ChristopherR236]

You are naive if you didn’t realize sports betting has ALWAYS been hand in hand with sports You’d have less than half the people still watching if there were no way to bet on it Now maybe you prefer it in the shadows that’s fine. I strongly disagree, I say let adults be adults and just punish harshly any guy that gets caught I love sports but no way I’m watching reg season games on a random Wednesday unless I have money on it Nobody is watching charlotte v Atlanta without money on the line

[@SGMPodcast]

I'm criminally early on this clip

[@nje32]

If only the same attention was given to exposing government officials.

[@honey_badger241]

Haven't watched the nba in years, clearly it's done.

[@noeljohnbettesworth6042]

He should of asked his brother to help him clear his debts.

[@mikeavina168]

Are they allowed to bet on other sports?

[@jacobball8422]

I think so yes

[@CammyCone]

Is there any sort of department dedicated to this kinda stuff for nfl/nba etc? If not why not make one? Have in the agreements that the league can check anything whenever, players and refs. Create ai for red flags to find in bank statements or whatever. I get that could be seen as breach of privacy but its a billion dollar business

[@dustinbrummett3774]

What about all the NBA refs who knew about THOSE refs rigging games?

[@mrgregory322]

Of course it was a bad plan. That’s why they got caught. All the good plans….we don’t know about all of those that worked.

[@Rancidius56]

This gambling addiction is brought to you by Fan duel. Fan duel, give them all the money and let sports betting be legal so we can ruin peoples lives. SPORTS!

[@ChristopherR236]

I’d say people ruin their own lives with bad decisions

[@davegrant4216]

but all the self-help videos tell you to bet on yourself

[@theshahman2418]

Shams rigged the second pick last year 😂😂😂. Trustworthy source

[@rickhunt8603]

Crook vs bigger crook....they are both a joke.

[@BoogDMV]

4:47 Bro, you hear that 😂😂😂

[@rsgomlftw]

But Calvin Ridley is already making 500 million dollars

[@user-jf9sx1nf3s]

do they refund all lost bets?? haha

[@sterlingferguson7234]

No shot 🎲🏈🏀⚾️🏒

[@azking9911]

What ? Dude barely played

[@diablo_exp9296]

How can he throw we he dont play

[@johnjohnson7036]

Nba has been fixed for decades. Look back to Lakers vs Blazers. Look at the difference in free throws in game 7.

[@byrd5163]

All the bets must have been on his own performance cause he played for the Raptors they sucked the last few years. Always losing

[@erikdraven1731]

I knew he had to be throwing games... no way the Raptors are THAT bad.

[@Jules_Winfield]

The three he made by accident was made possible by Karma 😅

[@Kinogotiate]

All he had to do was use a crypto gambling site like stake. Why do it on draft kings lmao they literally parse data for this stuff.