# An N.B.A. Player Got Hooked on Sports Betting. Soon, He Became the Bet

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1 outlet covering · First listed: The New Yorker, Nov 8, 2026, 5:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/11/16/the-nba-player-who-got-hooked-on-sports-betting>

Jontay Porter got deep into FanDuel, and in debt to the wrong people. The only way out, it seemed, was to gamble on himself.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 8, 2026, 5:00 AM: [An N.B.A. Player Got Hooked on Sports Betting. Soon, He Became the Bet](<https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/11/16/the-nba-player-who-got-hooked-on-sports-betting>) — The New Yorker (Magazine, United States)
  Jontay Porter got deep into FanDuel, and in debt to the wrong people. The only way out, it seemed, was to gamble on himself.
