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Jontay Porter took out a $500,000 loan on his house and put all of it on Russian ping-pong. He lost it. The house got sold. In the video below, the former Raptors big man sits down with The New Yorker in a gray sweater, calm, like a guy who still owns a house. He told the magazine he has wagered at least $500 million in his life. More than $50 million of it went through FanDuel in one 18-month stretch. He went undrafted in 2019, then averaged 3.7 points in 37 games for Memphis. In April 2024 the NBA banned him for life. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and is still waiting on his sentence. Would you rather make the NBA and move $500 million, or never make the league and keep your house?