Controversy! Nuggets former player Porter Jr.: Just play a fake game and your brothers will be rich

On August 13, the remarks of Nets new appointee Michael Porter Jr. caused heated discussions again. Porter Jr. said on the show: As long as you play a fake game, your brother will be rich.

Porter Jr. had previously said that his younger brother Jontai Porter was addicted to gambling and his weakness was a woman; now Porter Jr. made controversial remarks. Speaking of NBA gambling, Porter Jr. said: gambling has a great impact. You guys hate athlete gambling, but imagine if you could make your brothers rich in one sentence-'Yo! If I buy 10,000 yuan, I will play for three minutes and pretend to be injured. ’ Then everyone got rich.

continued: Such things are very bad, but some people really think so. Some players have been poor all the way, and their brothers have also been poor all the way. As long as they fight like this, everyone will have money.

Potter Jr. went on to say: Sports betting is bad, it will get worse, we are really receiving death threats. Because I dare not win, if I play well, I will mess up the money of those who buy me down the market. Whether it is the upper or lower market, I will mess up the money of some people.

Potter Jr.'s younger brother Jontai Porter was banned from the NBA for suspected counterfeiting. Not only did he smash his job, but he could also face jail. He faced a maximum of 4 years in prison and was expected to be sentenced in December.

In this offseason, Porter Jr. was traded to the Nets by the Nuggets. He will wear the Nets No. 17 jersey and start a new chapter in his career. His annual salary in the 25-26 season is US$38.33 million. He has been playing for the Nuggets for seven years and helped the Nuggets win the first championship in the team history in the 2022-23 season.