[Finger] Victor Wembanyama about considering promoting a sports betting company ; "Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it..."

[u/GGTae]

https://bsky.app/profile/mikefinger.bsky.social/post/3mwteasurdc2j

Just asked Victor Wembanyama if he’d ever consider promoting a sports betting company.

“Absolutely not. I will never do that. Honestly, I think it's very sad to see some players promote it. .. Everybody does whatever they want, but without me.”

[u/Troll_U_Softly]

Shots fired at LeDraftKing

[u/StephenWith_A_Ph → u/Troll_U_Softly]

he’s LePolyMarket PoLeMarket now

[u/CMYGQZ → u/StephenWith_A_Ph]

he’s both actually

[u/StephenWith_A_Ph → u/CMYGQZ]

LeBron’s deal with draft kings expired this summer. That’s why he’s a brand ambassador for PolyMarket now

[u/ryan__fm → u/StephenWith_A_Ph]

Why can't he do both? I thought Polymarket was, like, a totally different "prediction market" that's not at all the same as sports gambling

[u/BRDPerson → u/ryan__fm]

DraftKings has a prediction market too lol

[u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ → u/StephenWith_A_Ph]

I saw someone say PoLeMarket the whore and that’s what sticks for me now

[u/Talentagentfriend → u/Troll_U_Softly]

Also Giannis who is a part owner of Kalshi

[u/rorank → u/Talentagentfriend]

The greekalshi freak

[u/LongEnvironment9540 → u/Troll_U_Softly]

Don't edit your comment. Shits fired everywhere

[u/Troll_U_Softly → u/LongEnvironment9540]

😉 ☠️

[u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Thank you Wemby for actually having morals and common sense.

[u/mMounirM → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

imagine taking a paycut and then not immediately partnering with a sports betting company.

[u/Rough_Cup_6762 → u/mMounirM]

LeBron is just trying to pull himself up by his bootstraps and make ends meet out here, it's tough for billionaires in this economy.

[u/AskMeHowIMetYourMom → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

You wouldn’t understand how expensive it is to be a commuter in this economy!

[u/TonyGunks_sportsbook → u/AskMeHowIMetYourMom]

Do you know what the price of helicopter fuel is nowadays????

[u/omikeon → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Oligarchs buy sneakers too

[u/imfcknretarded → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

But really, I don't see how he can accept it. It's a useless partnership with an immoral company, he's probably top 3 most influential athletes of the last decades, he's a fucking billionaire, who in their right mind would accept fucking Polymarket after taking a paycut?

I think money is a mental illness

[u/Trujiogriz → u/imfcknretarded]

I agree with you it’s sad how everyone washes away any set of values when faced with money

And even more so at his level where it does functionally nothing besides covering a 5th yacht or whatever

[u/throwaway_clone → u/imfcknretarded]

Might I remind you that this is the same Lebron who took a stance WITH the CCP against Darryl Morey's free speech. I wouldn't put his name and morals in the same sentence

[u/zgillet → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

He's just like all of us. He gets angry when he locks his car in his helicopter.

(that's an old joke, and I can't remember the comic)

[u/MudddButt → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Someone has to pay for the daily helicopter rides

[u/mzp3256 → u/mMounirM]

Fun Fact: The right to invest in gambling companies was something that the NBAPA negotiated for in the last CBA negotiations. They accepted the 2nd apron for this.

[u/AlternativeDirt6124 → u/mzp3256]

NBAPA got bent over in that negotiation room.

[u/MOREPASTRAMIPLEASE → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

So refreshing to see honestly.

[u/Reasonable-Job4205 → u/Rough_Cup_6762]

Yea the nba feels like a dirty casino with all the betting

[u/ttrree4455]

Sure its easy for Victor to say that, he has $38.5m in career earnings so far.

Compare that to someone like Lebron, who has only made $581m in career earnings, and you see how this is a more challenging ethical question.

[u/Yusuke_Boopermeshi → u/ttrree4455]

How else is Lebron supposed to commute via helicopter everyday from his penthouse in NYC to his practice facility in Philly?

[u/spriking → u/Yusuke_Boopermeshi]

He got a family to feed man. Those tacos don't grow on trees.

[u/htg0428 → u/spriking]

Hey man I have it on good authority that Kawhi planted at least 5 taco trees for aspiration

[u/DefNotaBot22 → u/spriking]

Poor Bronny is struggling out there

[u/teflonjon321 → u/DefNotaBot22]

Yeah. He even told the media the other day that his name is actually LeBron. Poor kid

[u/905UserNotFound → u/Yusuke_Boopermeshi]

Poor LeBron can’t afford to build his own teleport machine so he has to settle for a helicopter 😪

[u/sushicowboyshow → u/ttrree4455]

You had me in the first half

[u/AmityMayorVaughn → u/ttrree4455]

With endorsements, LeBron barely even clears $1,000,0000 per game of basketball he plays.

Can we get him a GoFundMe at least?  Schroeder was absolutely correct with his comparison of the NBA to modern day slavery 

[u/octobersveryknown → u/ttrree4455]

Are these numbers right? Wembys career earnings being 7 percent of brons seems incredibly low for LeBron

[u/grey_fr → u/octobersveryknown]

3 years in the league  vs 23 years is actually 13% so Wemby has averaged half of Lebron's earnings per year.

It does seem low if you consider Wemby has only ever been on a rookie contract, but the increasing cap and inflation mean a lot of star players drafted post 2020 might earn more than Lebron even with 15 year careers only

[u/digitalscavenger → u/octobersveryknown]

It's worth keeping in mind that $1 million 20 years ago is roughly $1.6 million today so those millions in his first decade in the league aren't apples to apples comparisons to Wemby's millions now.

[u/GiveMeMyCap → u/ttrree4455]

had me in the first half

[u/KneelBeforeCube]

Incredibly telling that he's in the absurd minority of players with that mindset.

[u/dykestryker → u/KneelBeforeCube]

Giannis sports betting arc hurt worse then any betrayal 💔💔💔 im praying more get on the Wemby wave.

[u/Cudi_buddy → u/dykestryker]

Loved Gianni’s, and agree. Just disgusting decision. LeBron too. Greed is insane in wealthy people 

[u/locness93 → u/dykestryker]

It’s such a shame, I really liked watching Giannis but this is just greed beyond belief. Could’ve got money from basically any brand associated with sports

[u/cad_internet]

Finally a superstar who's speaking out on these predatory sports betting companies

[u/Sure_Hovercraft_9766 → u/cad_internet]

First in NBA, but Mbappé spoke out on this as well. Both awesome to see considering how prominent they are in their respective sports.

It should be a stain on your reputation if you promote this shit.

[u/tracy_ogbert_jordan → u/Sure_Hovercraft_9766]

the French are about to come save us again

[u/Sure_Hovercraft_9766 → u/tracy_ogbert_jordan]

Always were 👨‍🚀 🔫 👩‍🚀

[u/tracy_ogbert_jordan → u/Sure_Hovercraft_9766]

brb investing in bread stocks

[u/GoblinVietnam → u/tracy_ogbert_jordan]

Time to fire up Expedition 33 again too

[u/deets23_ → u/Sure_Hovercraft_9766]

Mbappé has said he won’t do sports gambling or junk food ads. Respect that a lot

[u/Jbob9954]

ESPN about to crucify him with their coverage this season

[u/OttoRocket94 → u/Jbob9954]

Oh no, anyways

[u/jimmyrich → u/Jbob9954]

"After the break, did Victor Wembanyama blow the Finals? We compiled all of his lowlights on the sports' biggest stage. That's after a word from Draftkings."

[u/Batmanischill]

Respect, Wemby is young so his morals haven't been jaded yet. Hope he can maintain that

[u/Harambabe17]

Wemby has my vote as the next GOAT (my votes don't count).

[u/AmericasMostWanted30 → u/Harambabe17]

GOAT is whoever you want it to be, so your vote always counts queen

[u/seabreamnigiri → u/AmericasMostWanted30]

Mehmet Okur has my vote as the next GOAT (my vote apparently does count)

[u/ZroDgsCalvin → u/AmericasMostWanted30]

Bill Russell, then, now, forever.

[u/scene_missing]

Excellent take from Vic, and honestly shame on the ones that do it. Shit is an absolute menace.

[u/DG_Now]

I've been a huge LeBron guy for forever but the Polymarket stuff is so discouraging. Like, legacy-damning discouraging.

He doesn't need the money and there are only downsides from his association with them.

Such a stupid misstep that wasn't necessary at all.

[u/Wazflame → u/DG_Now]

Just greedy as shit when you can literally just be greedy in several other ways lol

[u/Current_Ad_4873 → u/DG_Now]

It’s disgusting.

[u/No-Grade-8215 → u/DG_Now]

all the top guys of his generation of NBA are sell outs:

- Giannis is an investor of Kalshi and actively promoted it (HUGE conflict of interest and shouldn't be allowed in the first place), and especially given Kalshi's partnership with NBA (another HUGE HUGE red flag and exposes the league to a ton of liability given their history with refs / players betting on games)

• Steph Curry is an investor to various Israeli security tech companies (that all contribute toward their genocidal regime)
  
• Lebron / Polymarket
  
• KD / Fanduel and Draft Kings
  

etc etc etc

[u/AllYouNeed_Is_Smiles → u/No-Grade-8215]

But Kalshi isn’t betting. It’s predictions! /s

[u/Vitiate1367 → u/No-Grade-8215]

Jokic is affiliated with SportsBet as well

[u/Longjumping_Cow_2716 → u/No-Grade-8215]

One of those is not like the other lol

[u/RedstoneRay → u/DG_Now]

He was a spokesperson for Draftkings or something like that before. This isnt anything new. I wish this anger happened before.

[u/AH_Matthew → u/DG_Now]

Honestly same and the helicopter commute i think also adds to that

[u/bcparrot → u/DG_Now]

Agreed. I've always been a big LeBron supporter and saw him as a rare positive role model. This is just such a disappointing direction from him though.

[u/No_Command_8477]

I spent the better part of the last 20 years cheering against the Spurs

This kid is awesome

[u/ham_bulu → u/No_Command_8477]

agree, him and that other one, our one

[u/breakevencloud]

It’s insane that players are even allowed to do it lmao

[u/According_Smoke_479]

W Wemby. Love seeing a high profile athlete like him take this stance. Sports betting is a fucking cancer on society and it's really gross when the players and leagues promote it.

[u/TheCutdown]

My ethical GOAT

[u/dhall0749]

Common Wemby W

[u/AussieTheHedgehog10]

Despite his occasional on the court antics and playing for the Spurs, I am a huge fan of Victor.

Going against sports gambling makes me like him even more.

Preaching to the choir, but the whole fascination and obsession with sports gambling has become a major travesty in the sports world.

I love sports for what it is, not what it could earn me.

[u/imfcknretarded → u/AussieTheHedgehog10]

I think sports betting thrives on desperation. If it becomes more and more prevalent it's a sign that more and more people are willing to give it a go, and it's not just for fun, those companies do not make money on the people that bet 10 bucks a year, they get money at the expense of addicts.

And those in charge of managing the partnerships between athletes, teams and leagues and gambling companies should stick their heads out of their asses and grow a pair of balls.

I don't know what the situation is like in the US but for example in Italy it is impossible to watch a sports match without being subject to literal dozens of betting companies advertisements (disguised as "news" websites to avoid any law). It is an emergency and there is absolutely no will to stop it

[u/TheAnswerEK42]

If he becomes the face of the league professional sports will be better for it

[u/nicklovin508]

Alright that’s +100 legacy points brother

[u/domingodlf]

So glad this guy is the next face of the league. The greed of these multi millionaires supporting and getting paid by these sports betting companies is vomit inducing. Wemby is once again on the right side of history.

[u/Kemintiri]

Talk your moral shit, King.

[u/Old-Bad-7322]

Common Wemby W

[u/Killergamer7]

Thank fuck the next face of the league seems to actually be a decent guy

[u/WontonWhisperer]

Couldn’t believe LeBron sold out for gambling. Honestly hope there are a lot more fixing or cheating scandals in pro sports so this shit gets banned.

[u/PurpleFonduMan]

that's my goat

[u/HaubergeonPlus1]

I will never like the Spurs but they can't make me hate you Wemby

[u/LitterBoxServant]

I miss the days when pro hoopers would sell us McDonalds, Sprite, and Kia

[u/preptimebatman]

Damn. This kid is awesome.

[u/Dirk41Diggler]

Wemby based

[u/bwoah07_gp2]

I like Wemby even more now 👏👏👏

[u/Fanceh]

That’s why he’s the GOAT

[u/Slendyla_IV]

Hate playing against this lanky demon, but big time W for the Wemby.

[u/Different_Pack_3686]

Victor is a class act through and through. Extremely mature for his age.

[u/Veryregardedd]

Lebron being a billionaire and still doing cheap ads for gambling company’s is depressing. How much money is enough man? Come on

[u/kyle4swordstyle]

I want to hate him. Wemby just let me hate you

[u/ScientistAshamed3796]

Shame on LeBron, a literal billionaire

[u/UltimateDG341]

Great move by him. I’m disappointed in guys like LeBron and Giannis who’ve taken the money from the prediction markets, but I’m honestly more disappointed in the NBA for not making it against the rules for active players to endorse these sites. Active players can’t bet on games, so why the hell can they endorse the sites where you bet on the games?

[u/EntrepreneurAny6399]

My love for Wemby grows more and more each day

[u/chrisk9090]

Take notes Giannis. Also why do already incredibly rich people like Kevin Hart(who don’t need the money) constantly promote and represent insurance and sport’s betting companies? It’s rhetorical but it genuinely pisses me off.

[u/Chickachic-aaaaahhh → u/chrisk9090]

Kevin Hart is exactly what Katt Williams called his ass out to be. He is Hollywood's little puppet. He doesnt say no to anything. He literally loves the attention.

[u/Wonderful_Stick7786]

How can ppl hate Wemby, he really seems like a good kid

[u/LowDot187]

FUCK LEBRON AND GIANNIS, SUPPORTING EVIL COMPANIES WHILE BEING MULTIMILLIONAIRES

[u/Willing-Stay-3498]

WOOOOOW A PROFESSIONAL NBA PLAYER DECLINING GAMBLING ADS

NEVER THOUGHT ILL SEE THE DAY

[u/noda237]

Our society is far beyond cooked. Ethics and morals went out the window a long time ago. The dollar is king and always will be. People will suffer at the expense of the dollar until the end of time in our crapitalist culture.

[u/shoulda_been_gone]

Someones cementing himself as my new favorite player

[u/randotd152]

Awesome. I wish more players would speak up on this. Lebron and others should be ashamed of themselves.

[u/OttoRocket94 → u/randotd152]

LeBron is the Snoop Dog of the NBA. He’ll take a paycheck from anyone, morals be damned.

[u/draculabakula]

Its absolutely horrific. In a league that already had a sports betting scandal they swept under the rug, you would think they would try to avoid that connection going forward.

And that's not even considering the ethical considerations of a billionaire like Lebron advertising gambling.

[u/Chrisdkn619]

I been a Wemby fan, and every social issue he has spoken has only strengthened that affinity! The kid gets it!

[u/detblue524]

Good shit Wemby - hope more players take this stance

[u/Worth-Tank336]

Agreed, and I also think it's very sad that leagues are supporting it. All it's doing is making money on the backs of people who are either addicted, stupid, or don't mind losing money. It's quite sad all around. And yes, I understand people do make money gambling, but it's a minority and majority of people fund that.

[u/cnnr97]

damn it Wemby I'm trying to hate you but there you go being a sensible human being again

[u/ImplementObvious8294]

Love to see this. The fucking kalshi, polymarket, etc. ads are a fucking disgrace. ‘Its not gambling, its a prediction market’ angle is comical. These rats will do whatever they to bankrupt the general public.

[u/riedmae]

Oh, so San Antonio won that draft AGAIN?? Im jellies.

[u/HesiJimboBurner]

Vic and Kareem the moral GOATs

[u/OkTransportation3196]

W Wemby. That shit is toxic

[u/Lost-Doughnut4717]

American greed vs European morality

[u/Elderlyat30]

Dang… being a Thunder fan, I feel like I have to hate him. But hearing this makes him so much more likable!

[u/wilonwheels]

I like Wemby, so hopefully this quote doesn't comeback to bite him in the ass.

[u/legendkiller003]

If he ever does a 180 we got the receipts.

[u/FUELNINE]

Honestly we need to bring shame back. Bron should be ashamed of himself.

[u/own-photo-4642]

About time someone in sports takes a stand against this.

[u/ShellsofDeath]

Should be illegal for a player to promote a gambling agency of any kind. They aren’t allowed to get on sports. So putting them adjacent to sports betting just seems wholly unacceptable and frankly a conflict of interest. The optics are just bad.

[u/Disufnok]

LeBrons polymarket deal is 15m/year. I hope society can make Wembys actions and stance be worth close to the same by improving his fan base, jersey sales, likability, etc. I know I’m a fan.

[u/omnia-]

Ethical Basketball

[u/Crafty_Durian7670]

They can't make me hate Wemby man. Man wakes up everyday and chooses to speak facts.

[u/dagnabbit]

He’s becoming one of my favorite players just based on stuff like this. Still don’t like how he elbowed Naz in the face though lol

[u/Ok_Chest_1203]

I know who I'm repping in the GOAT debates 20 years from now

[u/TheUFCVeteran3]

Wemby W

[u/Wazflame]

The crazy thing is these superstar athletes can literally decide to be greedy in a ton of other different ways

Well done for Wemby having some principles, but we’re not even asking for that much from these people lol

[u/Law-Important]

GOAT SHIT

[u/frenchcois]

Finally a player stands up to it

[u/RiskyClickardo]

W

[u/Homersarmy41]

Especially sad to see probably the most wealthy guy in the league doing it. How dumb is Lebron to get himself intertwined with glorified bookies?

[u/Ehgadsman]

cant help but be a fan of him now, he cares about people more than money which is sadly pretty rare these days

[u/GuerrillaApe]

The Lisan al'Gaib!

[u/ticarus3]

The league is in great hands 🙌

[u/Beersmoker420]

the guys signing the deals are already making hundreds of millions, its honestly pathetic and tells you all you need to know

on what planet did Giannis have to get in with Kalshi, starts at the top with guys like Lebron though doing anything for money as billionaires

[u/GrilledSandwiches]

Not much of a basketball guy anymore, but I always try and generally pull for the teams most local to me across the 4 major NA sports.

This guy just became a instant favorite though. I'll be pulling for every success to come his way(not that he needs it from me).

There are few things that disgust me as much as the current state of sports gambling in America and how predatory it is on people(but definitely some things).

[u/HIIMROSS777]

The NBA needs to crack down on sports betting for the integrity of the game, but they make too much money off it so I doubt they will. It’s sad to see people like LeBron take gambling sponsorships.

[u/LightTheBeam-916]

THANK YOU

[u/ZestyRanchFlavored]

That’s my quarterback.

[u/Jozif_Badmon]

Holy based

[u/pillbox_purgatory]

LeBron getting shown out by the younger generation 💪

[u/sakatomatoes]

the anti lebron, very cool

[u/batmans420]

I've been kind of a Wemby hater but based

[u/oOBubbliciousOo]

Average Victor W

[u/Igmister1]

What an absolute king

[u/Turbulent_Web268]

That’s what I’m talking about - Go Spurs Go!

[u/KnicksGhost2497]

Glad he put this out there. It’s absolutely the right stance to take, imo

[u/Jamdock]

Hell yes

[u/SanJJ_1]

Thank you Victor

[u/jadebyjulian]

this is what the face of the league looks like. thanks for speaking on this wemby

[u/ReMuS2003]

already higher all time than LePolymarket

[u/kasabe]

Good on you Wemby

[u/goonyen]

wemby the goat for a reason

[u/CaptainMurphy-]

Let's go victor!!!

[u/FireVanGorder]

Genuinely based

[u/Thick-Indication6060]

The new face of the league is too ethical to sell out.

[u/The_Reddit_Name]

PA gonna be pissssed

[u/PottedPiss]

Silver’s not gonna like this

[u/StThragon]

I saw that skit by Druski pretending to be a concussion-riddled football player destroying his life all for our entertainment and thought highly of him for highlighting a real issue.

And then I saw Druski starring in a Draft Kings ad. What a sellout. Wtf is this thing where gambling is getting embraced by professional sports. I remember when teams stayed out of Las Vegas for fear of being associated with gambling and all the chicanery that comes with it. Hell, the 1919 black sox scandal was actually still talked about.

[u/Malkier3]

The ad I just saw with Eli Manning, Sue Bird and Lebron James was genuinely some post apocalyptic shit man. Like what the hell are we doing.

[u/andrewgroans]

Dammit just when I got comfortable hating you.

[u/coloradopesto]

God damn I needed to hear that. Whew, I can still have a sports hero. I’m so tired of these trashy ads and I’m so scared for younger generations having to put up with all these addictions around every damn corner.

[u/BrownsvilleJoey]

It’s insane that active players are even allowed to be aligned with betting companies/outfits considering how many of them have been caught in illegal acts because of those relations.

[u/XiaoRCT]

Absolute W, french athletes just come across so educated and aware in comparison to everyone else, it's very impressive

edit: guys I didn't mean to single out americans as dumb or say all french athletes are educated, I'm brazilian so I have experience with national athletes being dumb and I was thinking of athletes like Wemby or Mbappe even if guys like Rudy exist

[u/phil96744 → u/XiaoRCT]

Eh, definitely not Rudy Gobert mocking Coronavirus by touching all the mics during a press conference

[u/drmtz]

I see LeBron’s name being brought up a lot, and him getting a lot of flak here. I don’t think that’s fair, Giannis needs to also get dragged.

[u/Flimsy-Trust-2821 → u/drmtz]

Both are shit for doing that. Role models for kids but bad.

[u/Worldly-Donkey-5007]

If Jordan was playing during this time, he would support gambling also, you’ll be crazy saying he wouldn’t.

[u/YippieKyriePJTucker → u/Worldly-Donkey-5007]

He’s literally with draft kings currently

[u/wallz_11]

Only a matter of time before the american players start hating this guy just because he has morals and isnt american

[u/TitoFlavors215 → u/wallz_11]

Who else has this happened to for it to be a matter of time?

[u/ButlerFromDowntown → u/wallz_11]

Already started happening with the fans to an extent. Already have a lot of people saying he’s performative just for expressing rather basic opinions and having some morals beyond “do anything for the money”.

[u/PSSD_Sufferer]

It’s wild to me that pro athletes like LeBron sellout to that garbage. What’s a few million when u already have like a billion? Seriously, it makes zero sense.

[u/WerewolfSquare]

LeNoMorals

[u/King_Crowley21]

Hopefully more athletes start having this mentality

[u/SunKing210]

Incredible mindset for such a young dude

[u/BoDrax]

All the athletes promoting gambling would've promoted cigarettes back in the day.

[u/AltruisticChipmunk53]

Respect for this. I hope this makes more players comfortable with speaking out against it too

[u/ManInTheOutdoors]

I think it’s a coward move to be in a financial position where you can take a stand against things and still shill for these awful companies, so much respect to Wemby for this.

I know the other companies he’s endorsed by aren’t necessarily good companies, but I’m also not gonna let perfect be the enemy of good here.

[u/daymanelite]

In the future there will only be 2 kinds of companies, AI companies and Sports Betting ones. Everything else will be a subsidiary and advertisement for those companies.

It is a bleak future.

[u/whatever_trev0r]

Talk your shit Wemby

[u/tooImman]

Respect! Men people are so deep in gambling that they are destroying their own life

[u/CreatiScope]

My… is he my favorite player? Am I Spurs-pilled now?

[u/chuckbuck6]

Bring back not selling out for a bag

[u/Ant_24]

Coolest thing this alien has ever said

[u/MNBlues]

I agree with it. I’m so sick of gambling ads everywhere.

[u/kindalikeacoustic]

I can’t cheer any harder for you Wemby, but I’ll try 

[u/chopsticktoddler]

It’s settled he’s officially my new GOAT. Burning my LeBron jersey

[u/Fulmizant]

Absolutely the only guy in the league with morals not afraid to SPEAK them. Everyone else can be bought and paid for

[u/Zeeron1]

Wish more of the players in the league took this stance...

[u/los33ramos]

When our American players going to have some morals and do the same? Lame ass muthafuckas.

[u/Marco2169 → u/los33ramos]

He’s unique even in Europe. Soccer ads and gambling have been crippling people for decades and these companies have their adverts everywhere

[u/enigmatic_dankness → u/los33ramos]

They'll get some as soon as someone pays them $10m to say so

[u/SquareJerker]

Credit where credit is due: LeBron and Giannis are fantastic basketball players, but they are greedy, shit-for-human beings. Gambling is a blight on society and they are targeting kids. LeBron and Giannis cashed in their star power to make a buck on the backs of kids. Literally, "fuck them kids."

[u/johnla]

So here's the question. What age are the fans of Lebron? Are younger kids really looking at Lebron as a model like that anymore? I'm an old head so I'm asking this question sincerely.

When I was younger the Rapper Nas who was in his twenties refused to promote beer and alcohol. He didn't want to steer his fans into that. But now he's in his 50s and his fans are mostly middle aged. They're not really any young Nas fans. Nas promotes Hennesey. His thinking is that his fans are mature enough now to not blindly follow a celebrity.

Anyways, that's probably the question I need answered that will dictate how I feel about Lebron and Polymarket. If you're an old head like me and start to gamble because of Lebron. Well, i feel for you. But I'm not going to be a degenerate gambler just because Lebron said so.

[u/Strummed]

That's my GOAT