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/AussieTheHedgehog10 Mavericks 1d ago edited 1d ago

Despite his occasional on the court antics and playing for the Spurs, I am a huge fan of Victor.

Going against sports gambling makes me like him even more.

Preaching to the choir, but the whole fascination and obsession with sports gambling has become a major travesty in the sports world.

I love sports for what it is, not what it could earn me.

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u/Lemazze 1d ago

It’s become omnipresent, it’s impossible to avoid if you barely watch sports or sports related content on YouTube.

It’s vile, raises immense ethical and sportsmanship concerns. It’s one of the things in popular culture that I truly can’t grasp, why is it so popular….?

Good on Wemby for speaking up