Jontay Porter's request to live and play basketball in Greece is denied as disgraced NBA star awaits sentencing over $1million gambling scheme

A national judge has denied a petition by erstwhile Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter to beryllium allowed to resume his hoops profession successful Greece while he is awaiting sentencing for his domiciled successful a betting scandal that sewage him banned from nan league.

In a missive sent by his attorney, Jeff Jensen, connected Tuesday, Porter asked that immoderate conditions of his enslaved beryllium modified truthful that he could re-gain his US passport, beryllium allowed to recreation to Europe, and to reside successful Patras, Greece truthful that he could play for nan Greek nine Promitheas BC.

However, according to a tribunal posting connected Wednesday, that petition has been denied by Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall.

In a missive sent to nan judge, Jensen noted that national prosecutors successful Brooklyn had nary guidance to nan request.

'The projected modification would let Mr. Porter to prosecute a very fortunate - and quickly diminishing - opportunity to gain income done his superior skillset,' Jensen wrote. 

'Mr. Porter, and much importantly his agent, judge specified an opportunity is improbable to originate again. ... Since being banned from nan NBA location person been nary different opportunities disposable to proceed his hoops career. 

'Mr. Porter has a constricted model to gain an income done master hoops during his premier earning years arsenic a master athlete.'

Porter, property 24, was banned for life from nan NBA aft admitting that he helped bettors by intentionally underperforming successful games. 

He pled blameworthy successful June to a national conspiracy crime. He is presently free connected $250,000 enslaved while awaiting his sentencing which is group for December 18.

Prosecutors estimate he could beryllium facing a scope of up to complete 4 years successful prison.  

Jensen says that Porter 'was successful complete his caput owed to a gambling addiction' and that he has undergone inpatient rehab for a gambling problem and is still successful therapy.

The lawyer adds that Porter's therapy is being done virtually and wouldn't beryllium affected by a move to Greece.

Promitheas BC has besides arranged in-person counseling for Porter, and plans called for his mother and mother-in-law to regularly beryllium pinch nan hoops prima and his woman successful Greece to supply further family support. Porter's woman is expecting a child, according to Jensen.

This past play pinch nan Raptors, Porter averaged 4.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.3 assists successful 26 games including 5 starts.