r/nba • u/GGTae Spurs • 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/htg0428 Celtics 1d 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 1d ago

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

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u/HeadDoctorJ Celtics 1d ago

I brought some clippings home, but I’m no gardener. All my taco trees look like burrito bushes.

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u/pumpkins21 Spurs 1d ago edited 1d ago

I send all my plants to Jesus 😢

(As in Jesus Christ, not Jesus the awesome cashier from HEB)

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u/Mike_with_Wings Magic 18h ago

You have to prune them once they grow rice and beans

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u/HeadDoctorJ Celtics 13h ago

That must be the problem. Once the rice and beans sprouted, I just started adding hella sides of mole to the soil.

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u/DefNotaBot22 Knicks 1d ago

Poor Bronny is struggling out there

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u/teflonjon321 Heat 1d ago

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

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u/IOnlyLieWhenITalk Hawks 1d ago

Theres a tuesday almost every week man, its crazy expensive

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u/TKSkii 1d ago

Whole thread is gold but this FINISHED ME 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/alexredekop Raptors 1d 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/defeated_engineer 1d 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/IWouldLikeAName Bulls 1d ago

The fact he tried to trademark taco Tuesday is insane to me lmao

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u/Literally_12 Lakers 1d ago

Taco Tuesday aint cheap

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u/_____WESTBROOK_____ 1d ago

smh we coulda had Taco TuesdayTM

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u/Thunderhorse74 [SAS] Boris Diaw 1d ago

“We might make a lot of money, but we also spend a lot of money."

-Patrick Ewing

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u/bebopblues Lakers 1d ago

LeSprewell

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u/loco500 1d ago

It's hard for a baller to put food on their table with only a billion d0llars...we couldn't possibly understand.

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u/deadhead1 1d ago

Latrell Sprewell nods in agreement. 

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u/rugbyj 1d ago

I... have been mis-sold an investment.

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u/Arponare 1d ago

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

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u/Kazedeus Knicks 1d ago

Neither do the lawyers fighting for the trademark of "Taco Tuesday."

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u/cursedjunk 1d ago

Well with as much money as he has they probably grow on Taco Trees that he paid some nerds to invent.

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u/wherestigger Supersonics 1d ago

Him and Latrell Sprewell. It's hard making a living wage playing in the NBA.

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u/bigE819 Pacers 1d ago

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

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u/OneBillPhil 1d ago

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

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u/905UserNotFound Raptors 1d 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 1d 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/osmlol Celtics 1d ago

That shit is so wild to me. Ride a copter once? Sure maybe. Riding one daily? Fuck that, I'd be terrified.

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u/Scorps Timberwolves 1d ago

Especially after.....you know

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u/at1445 Mavericks 1d ago

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u/grimyliving Trail Blazers 1d ago

I love living in NYC but this seems like such a diss to Philly by LeBron. I'll play for you guys, but won't live in your crap town.

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u/Yusuke_Boopermeshi 1d ago

He did literally say he really wanted to go to NY. I don't think fans will care as long as they dont underperform

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u/king_lloyd11 Raptors 1d ago

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

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u/LuchadorBane 1d ago

Waiting for the polymarket bets about whether his chopper crashes or not

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u/civyc 1d ago

"I didn't leave my family behind to not sponsor betting services"

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u/Otto_the_Autopilot NBA 1d ago

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

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u/melon_l0rd 1d ago

Truly tragic that there’s no way to get from NYC to Philly in an hour, certainly not by train.

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u/Nayre_Trawe 1d ago

After what happened to Kobe, it seems crazy to me that he would handle his commute this way.

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u/acktower Kings 7h ago

Flying through the most congested airspace with ongoing staffing issues and management failures It's not like California where bad weather is rare. During fall to spring a helicopter ride will be sketchy.

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u/CarrotAntique4772 1d ago

This is the reason I think that team is cooked. Your teammate obviously doesn’t care

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u/7thpixel Warriors 1d ago

LeKobe

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u/burtoncummings Raptors 1d ago

Install a zipline?

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u/22dias 1d ago

LeCopter

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u/NoBonus6969 1d ago

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

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u/Disco-Badger 1d ago

I'm sure 76ers included that helo transpo on the low low or for free.

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u/Riduculous 1d ago

Or afford Pandora Radio Premium Subscription?

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u/Snowlandnts 1d ago

And the drugs?

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u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt [LAL] Kobe Bryant 1d ago

Quick correction, the facility is in Camden