Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA for betting on at least one game in which he played, the professional basketball league announced.

Calvin Ridley's season-long suspension for betting on games in which he didn't play is a far cry from the lenient past punishments handed down to NFL players who brutally beat women and children, for example.

The Supreme Court's ruling could potentially have adverse effects on a number of citizens, including and especially African-Americans.