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/DG_Now [SEA] Jerome James 1h ago

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.

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u/No-Grade-8215 1h ago

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

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u/Longjumping_Cow_2716 1h ago

One of those is not like the other lol

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u/Mochrie1713 [HOU] Hakeem Olajuwon 24m ago

KD also invested in israeli drones and laughs about the backlash. He said "If they need drones!! We got ya"

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u/Character_Bug_1862 38m ago

True I was aware of the others. I had no idea Steph “I couldn’t actually see” Curry was donating his vision to drones for bombing Palestinian children.

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u/WiseguyD Raptors 13m ago

It could be not as bad as it seems if it's through a third-party investment advisor-type thing. I get that when you have that much money it can be harder to track.

It could also be worse if he made the decisions himself.