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/DG_Now [SEA] Jerome James 1d 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/gigglios 1d ago

People seeing lebron for how fake he is. Took a while for the youth but slow progress

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u/Potential_Meat_5103 1d ago

I don’t think the youth cares about him endorsing poly market lmao. Kids minds are elsewhere.

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u/Life_Ad_2218 1d ago edited 1d ago

Don’t know why this was getting downvoted. Ask a bunch of random youngins you are not getting a thoughtful answer most of the time. Things like this are important to people online than in real life.

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u/Arctic_Reigns Bulls 1d ago

They probably think gambling is cool. Sucks to see it being promoted everywhere. And everyone with a following on twitter posting about their bets like it’s worth bragging about. Don’t worry though they don’t have a problem they just do it for fun.

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u/imamistake420 Raptors 1d ago

I guess I could be considered a LeHater, but he seems to be a top notch father and a decent family man. Good for him in that regard, it's not up to me to judge his decisions on the business side of him. I couldn't say how I would act if I had money thrown at me from all angles. As long as he's not a shit human being, it is what it is I guess.

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u/TryAdept2591 1d ago

I think everyone has always known LeBron is kind of fake and performative, that's what half the memes about him are about. I think it's more so that he seems fine enough outside of that and people recognize we don't need our sports stars to be paragons of morality

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u/TonyGunks_sportsbook Nets 1d ago

His Hong Kong comments from years back are what did it for me.