The NBA is discussing with sportsbooks adjustments to the player prop offerings after the fallout from the Jontay Porter scandal, according to ESPN.
ESPN's David Purdum reported there have been talks about not allowing bets on the under on player props, although there are concerns that restrictions on those wager types could push bettors toward the unregulated market.
Purdum also reported the NBA has discussed prohibiting betting on players on two-way contracts, or players that are not full-time NBA players.
Other suggestions from people in the industry — not a part of this report — include limiting player prop selections to starters or star players.
The NBA has contractual agreements with many of the nation's major sportsbooks, including DraftKings, FanDuel and BetMGM.
Porter was banned from the NBA on April 17 after the NBA, through its investigation, found he violated the NBA's gambling policy.
He allegedly passed along information to an associate or multiple associates who in turn attempted to bet on unders of his player props. Porter was also accused of using an associate's account to bet on the Raptors to lose when he was a part of the Raptors' G-League team.
Action Network also reported that Porter owned and operated a FanDuel VIP account, wagering millions of dollars over a few years. He did not use that account to wager on NBA or college basketball. However, it was clear he was intimately familiar with the sports betting industry.
The NBA is not the only league that will continue to work with sportsbooks to uphold the integrity of their respective leagues. But it appears the league will continue to try to prevent incidents like this in the future.
