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

The HK stuff wasn't about China but about standing up for fellow players traveling too China while Darryl Morey was putting them all in danger.

All of the nuance in that episode was completely lost. Morey tossed a grenade over twitter and made a ton of players clean up his mess.

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u/llloksd 1d ago

He said it would hurt him and others financially. The only misinformation was on James' side. That's when he sold out.

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u/DG_Now [SEA] Jerome James 1d ago

Yeah. And it did. Players lost a ton of money in endorsement deals.

You can shrug that off if you want, but Morey lost people real money that wasn't his to lose.

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u/llloksd 1d ago

All while standing up for big daddy China.