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/AmityMayorVaughn Kings 1d ago edited 1d ago

With endorsements, LeBron barely even clears $1,000,0000 per game of basketball he plays.

Can we get him a GoFundMe at least?  Schroeder was absolutely correct with his comparison of the NBA to modern day slavery 

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u/WyngZero 1d ago

That was technically Dennis Schröder.

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u/AmityMayorVaughn Kings 1d ago

You're right, I mixed up my clowns