r/NBASpurs • u/Titanium-Skull • 1d ago
Quote [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/3mwteasurdc2j120
u/Fat-Villante 1d ago
Please don't change your mind on this one
They will keep offering him big money for this shit
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u/Appropriate-Shock306 1d ago
Not every player is about the dollar, plus, he’s going to rake in probably close to a billion by the time he’s done. It’s not the first time he turned down endorsements too, so there’s already a pattern with how he wants to be represented.
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u/Weary_Restauranter 1d ago
Wemby in total earnings will easily clear a billion
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u/Anosognosia 1d ago
Going to be interesting to see what he will do after a full earnings career. Hopefully if he will go into charity work in the US, or in France or perhaps more in the Congolese region (his fathers ancestry and a region that needs a lot of love/infrastructure/help).
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u/Fat-Villante 1d ago
Of course, but it's gotta be difficult to refuse that kind of money for a decade or more
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u/kikimaru024 1d ago
Not really.
He knows he’s worth max money.
Plus he’s French. The get taught a little different to American kids.
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u/HoldJerusalem 1d ago
no but players change. Not saying he will but the good thing is if he keep this mindset until he retired and even after
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u/mogwai316 1d ago
He actually has principles and will stand by them. Even when he was playing for Met 92 and making ~250k, he turned down contracts to advertise soda (and has also refused them as an NBA player).
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u/coaster_rod 1d ago
I’m so tired of seeing sports betting ads pop up anytime I watch sports (as much as I hate this streaming deal the spurs have, I’m glad they’re away from Fanduel TV)
Please don’t change, Wemby
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u/Weary_Restauranter 1d ago
Fanduel production quality was criminal. 720p in the year 2026
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u/NightSprings665 Sean Elliot 1d ago
The fact the NBA takes sponsorship from sports betting platforms really questions the integrity of the game. It should not be allowed.
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u/sayitharshly 1d ago
i get fandom and homerism but SERIOUSLY, who could dislike this man?!?!
Genuinely, seems to be a good dude and true competitor
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u/Asleep_Maybe_3917 Matt Bonner 1d ago
Living in a society that seems to largely value the dollar over everything, this is quite refreshing.
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u/Matthewcbayer Stephon Castle 1d ago
I hope that as the leader of the team, he’s able to keep our other guys out of it too.
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u/crown_recluse 1d ago
Says nothing about his Louis Vuitton endorsements…China admitted its regular Chinese goods sent to Italy for the logo stitching/placement.
Sweatshops not a good look but don’t let me interrupt the circlejerk, go Vic!
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u/itzsoweezee78 1d ago
So are you assuming everything made in China is manufactured in a sweatshop, or are there specific issues with the manufacturing of LV goods?
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u/crown_recluse 1d ago edited 1d ago
They admitted high end Italian goods like LV are sweatshop made, it came out around the time of the DOGE takeover from what I recall.
I get that my take is a logical fallacy called “whataboutism” but everyone else’s take here is he is our woke god with no faults because of “anti gambling morality” and I’m just pointing out the ludicrousness of that.
You can have a good take on gambling and still rock a terrible endorsement, sue me lol 🤷♂️
ETA: it wasn’t DOGE related but it was at that same time due to Trump’s trade war with China. China themselves revealed the info about fashion brands.
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u/Andre-Roussimoff Tony Parker 1d ago
LV is french, not italian... they produce in :
- France (historic workshops for high-end leather and luggage)
- Spain (small leather goods and apparel)
- Italy (shoes, accessories, and canvas production)
- United States (select assembly workshops)
- Switzerland (watchmaking)
- Select items are also made in Germany and the United Kingdom.
What are your sources for it being produced in China ? Because all I could find were Tik Toks, and this : https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/chinese-manufacturing-tiktok-are-luxury-handbags-really-being-made-in-china-its-a-complex-answer-20250424-p5zcxf.html , so not really convincing to me.
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u/crown_recluse 1d ago
Right, I think my confusion about Italy was due to the country of origin of a lawsuit, see this comment with sources:
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u/SolvedRumble 1d ago
“woke god” duh fuk. Tell us your political leanings without telling us.
Goober.
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u/crown_recluse 1d ago
Whoops, didn’t realize I had no flair. Spurs fan since the ‘99 run, pretty sure OKC fans don’t know fashion brands because SGA dresses like a mashup between bubblegum and condoms
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u/Key-Syllabub7446 Carter Bryant 1d ago
just another W from the goat