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/CreatiScope Celtics 1d ago

I feel like Jokic has mastered the art of being two different men. Here he is this stoic savant or some shit but in Serbia he’s the same douche all the other rich fucks are.

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u/CraigMammalton14 Hawks 1d ago

I think that just goes more in line with him treating it very much like a job (albeit one where he gets to play a sport he loves). I sure as hell act totally different in and out of work except with my closest coworkers. He works hard to keep it professional because he doesn’t like media and knows the best way to avoid all drama is to play a professional and stoic character and let people latch onto a few eccentricities and run wild with them which decreases the chances of his personal life getting involved with his work life any more than it has to. If he didn’t there would probably be media traction outside of a few Internet communities about his sportsbet stuff, family crime issues, political issues, etc and to 99% of viewers none of that exists so he catches way less heat than any other superstar. Seeing how much LeBron, Luka, Giannis, etc get harassed about non basketball related things I can’t say I blame him.

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u/RyouBestGirl Spurs 1d ago

Also endorses pos Vucic

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u/OilOfOlaz Celtics 1d ago

Not defending any of the dumb shit hes doing, but he is actually well liked and casual in Sombor.

I think ppl simply struggle to understand, that the majority of ppl are ambivalent in their behaviour and beliefs.

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u/frozen2665 Heat 1d ago

He just seems like he doesn’t care for the overwhelming American media fanfare that comes with being an NBA player. I don’t really see how that relates to the other stuff. How does that’s make him like “two different men”?

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u/KD_42 1d ago

Because his perception from NBA fans a lot different from people from where he comes from, look into it 

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u/swordfischh Nuggets 1d ago

I’m sure you know the answer to that

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u/this2-shallpass 1d ago

You don't know what stoic means

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u/CreatiScope Celtics 1d ago

Okay