Stunning new details emerged about Jontay Porter’s betting scandal.
Porter, the disgraced ex-NBA player, is banned from the league for life after an investigation found that he violated gambling rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors, limiting his participation in games for betting purposes and himself betting on games while with the Raptors last year.
But another individual, Shane Hennen, was arrested on Sunday in connection to Porter, according to the federal court filing obtained by The Post, which shed more light on just how involved Porter was.
During multiple Raptors games, according to the court filing, Porter was texting alleged coconspirators, who then sent screenshots of Porter’s texts to Hennen.
Porter, 25, gave the coconspirators information about his playing status and availability during the Raptors-Grizzlies game on Jan. 22, 2024, in at least four text messages, according to the filing.
Porter sustained a purported eye injury in the game.
“I went back to the locker room to get eye checked on,” Porter allegedly texted the coconspirators.
“Idk [sic] if imma play much more.”
“I’m Not starting second half.”
“But if it’s garbage time I will shoot a million shots.”
Three days later, hours before a Raptors-Clippers game on Jan. 26, 2024, Porter messaged the coconspirators that he would remove himself from the game by claiming he was injured.
“Hit unders for the big numbers,” Porter allegedly texted the coconspirators. “I’m going to play first 2-3 minute sting off the bench then when I get subbed out tell them my eye killing me again.”
One of the coconspirators then forwarded the message to Hennen.
The coconspirators allegedly then sent Hennen two screenshots of betting slips for wagers placed on proposition bets for Porter — one a $29,382 parlay wager on the “unders” for Porter’s points and rebounds and the other a $3,700 bet on the under for Porter’s rebounds.
Hennen is then accused of placing “unders” bets on Porter as well.
Porter, brother of Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., did take himself out of the game, and one of the coconspirators texted Hennen that he had a positive balance of $1,114.
Hennen then asked the coconspirator to send that money to his bank account.
Porter was not on the Raptors injury report before the game, and after playing just four minutes and recording zero points, three rebounds and one assist, he came out of the game after complaining to team officials that he aggravated an eye injury.
Alledged text messages between Porter and the coconspirators were also unveiled from the Raptors-Kings game on March 20, 2024, with a similar message, that he’d take himself out of the game early.
And after playing just three minutes and recording zero points, two rebounds and zero assists, he complained to team officials about feeling ill and came out of the game.
Porter surrendered to law enforcement and pleaded guilty in July to wire fraud conspiracy before he was released on a $250,000 bond, while the four other coconspirators were charged and arrested in June for their role in the alleged scheme.
Porter’s sentencing hearing was moved from December to May.
Hennen will be charged in the Eastern District of New York with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
