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Michael Porter Jr. #1 of the Denver Nuggets looks on against the Los Angeles Clippers.<\/p>\n
New Brooklyn Nets<\/a> forward Michael Porter Jr.<\/a> shocked the NBA community on August 11 with comments about his personal addictions and vices, besides discussing the legal trouble faced by his younger brother, Jontay Porter<\/a>, who was banned from the league after being accused of gambling on games.<\/p>\n Addressing the topic of vices on his YouTube channel<\/a>, MPJ did not hold back.<\/p>\n \u201cEverybody struggles with something,\u201d said the former Denver Nuggets<\/a> forward.<\/p>\n \u201cFor some, it\u2019s alcohol. For others, it\u2019s drugs. My brother, for example, struggled with gambling. My own vice has always been women,\u201d added the sharpshooter.<\/p>\n MPJ\u2019s Faith in God<\/p>\n The 2023 NBA champion spoke further about how his belief in God was the only way for him to overcome his vices and become a better human.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I\u2019m far from God, when I\u2019m not reading the Word, not praying, not prioritizing Him, that\u2019s where the devil seems to get me,\u201d he admitted.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAnd I know a lot of people in my position, with my lifestyle, deal with the same thing. I\u2019ve never seen it as okay, though. I don\u2019t think objectifying women or sleeping around is cool. I haven\u2019t necessarily been doing that, but women have always been my weakness. I\u2019ve got two younger brothers and two older sisters who are all married. I\u2019m the only one who isn\u2019t, and I believe God gives you what you\u2019re ready to handle.\u201d<\/p>\n Michael Porter Jr. went as far as to admit that he was not in the right mental space to enter a healthy and committed relationship with a woman.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, I don\u2019t think I\u2019m ready to handle a good woman right now because I\u2019m still all over the place \u2014 sometimes I\u2019m walking with God, sometimes I\u2019m not,\u201d he said. \u201cThat inconsistency has kept me from locking in and living the Christian walk in that part of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n Brother\u2019s Legal Issues<\/p>\n Porter Jr. spoke further about his brother\u2019s gambling issues.<\/p>\n \u201cMy brother Jonte never struggled with women, but he did with gambling,\u201d he said. \u201cI never struggled with gambling, and maybe that\u2019s why God blessed me with money, because He knew I could handle it. Jonte, on the other hand, wasn\u2019t blessed with a lot of money because maybe God knew he couldn\u2019t handle that temptation.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn the same way, I think I haven\u2019t been blessed with a wife because I\u2019m not yet ready to handle that responsibility given my struggles. I just wanted to get that off my chest.\u201d<\/p>\n MPJ\u2019s younger brother was hit with a lifetime ban from the NBA during the 2023-24 season after he was found guilty of betting on league games and scheming on prop bets. A member of the Toronto Raptors at the time, Porter became the first active player to be banned for gambling since Jack Molinas in 1954, as well as the first to be permanently banned without any means to return since Richard Dumas in 1996.<\/p>\n According to the NBA<\/a>, Porter placed at least 13 bets on games using an associate\u2019s online betting account. The prop bets reportedly ranged from $15 to $22,000, and the total payout from the bets was $ $76,059, resulting in net winnings of $21,965.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSai Mohan<\/a> covers the NBA for Heavy.com. Based in Portugal, Sai is a seasoned sports writer with nearly two decades of publishing experience, including bylines at Yardbarker, FanSided’s Hoops Habit, International Business Times, Hindustan Times and more. More about Sai Mohan<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Nets\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Michael Porter Jr. #1 of the Denver Nuggets looks on against the Los Angeles Clippers. 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