Former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter pleaded guilty earlier today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in the betting scandal case that rocked the NBA earlier this year.

Porter, the brother of Denver Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr., is facing a prison sentence of 41-51 months and $456,000 in fines and restitution. He was issued a lifetime ban from the NBA in April. 

“I know what I did was wrong and unlawful, and I’m deeply sorry,” Porter told a Brooklyn judge in federal court.

According to prosecutors, four gamblers – Mahmud Mollah, Timothy McCormack, Long Phi Pham and Ammar Awawdeh – are facing charges for betting on two games that Porter purposely left, claiming to be sick or injured.

Those bettors and some of their family members bet on Porter’s props for points, rebounds and assists to stay ‘under’ the designated totals.

The 24-year-old Porter admitted in court today that he worked with these men “in order to get out from under gambling debt.”

The group of gamblers made more than $1 million on the shady wagers thanks to Porter’s manipulation of his stats. All four defendants face conspiracy to commit wire fraud charges.

In 37 career NBA games for Toronto and Memphis, Porter averaged 3.7 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. The NBA determined that he placed at least 13 bets on NBA games from January to March of this year, including a wager against the Raptors.

Porter is scheduled to be sentenced on December 18. He was released on $250,000 bond insured by his wife and mother on the condition that he continue to receive gambling counseling.

Before his banishment from The Association, Porter was drawing a salary of $410,000 per year.