r/nba • u/GGTae Spurs • 1h ago

[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..."

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.”

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u/ttrree4455 Knicks 1h ago

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.

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u/Yusuke_Boopermeshi 1h ago

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

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u/spriking Warriors 1h ago

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

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u/htg0428 Celtics 1h ago

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

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u/pumpkins21 Spurs 52m ago

We stopped watering the taco trees he planted by the Alamo once he fled the city

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u/DefNotaBot22 Knicks 1h ago

Poor Bronny is struggling out there

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u/teflonjon321 Heat 1h ago

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

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u/alexredekop Raptors 1h ago

So true! And only ONE of his children is making a guaranteed $2M this year. Basically still a dependent.

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u/IOnlyLieWhenITalk Hawks 33m ago

Theres a tuesday almost every week man, its crazy expensive

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u/Literally_12 Lakers 1h ago

Taco Tuesday aint cheap

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u/defeated_engineer 1h ago

It was so disgusting to make Taco Tuesday his catchphrase for a couple months and immediately forget about it after court stroke down his trademark application.

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u/Arponare 56m ago

I mean, they grow on fields. The corn used for the tortillas I mean.

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u/bigE819 Pacers 1h ago

People forget, it’s not like his family gets an NBA Salary too

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u/OneBillPhil 58m ago

Well one of his kids do, but not all of them!

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u/905UserNotFound Raptors 1h ago

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

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u/ratatoskish Spurs 38m ago

No BrondLe-Fly please. That would be a hell of a plot twist in his career though, wouldn't it?

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u/king_lloyd11 Raptors 1h ago

Waiting for the Kalshi and Polymarket bets about whether LeBron is staying the night in Philly or NY

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u/burtoncummings Raptors 52m ago

Install a zipline?

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u/22dias 41m ago

LeCopter

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u/SuddenValley1899 40m ago

He's only going to make 3.9 million this season, poverty wages basically. 

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u/NoBonus6969 30m ago

Well wemby saves substantial money by just flapping his long arms and fly

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u/Otto_the_Autopilot NBA 15m ago

Seems like he is going to spend more on helicopter rides than the 76ers will be paying him.