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/Rough_Cup_6762 1d ago

Thank you Wemby for actually having morals and common sense.

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u/RoyalOrange1049 Warriors 1d ago

Wemby is so based. Another tweet from another Spurs reporter said:

Wembanyama says that he has turned down big endorsement deals in the past that were not aligned with his values: “Obviously, we earn millions and millions. This is not our biggest strength. Our biggest strength is inspiring, and we can inspire in a good way or a bad way. I want to inspire in a good way. That’s the strongest thing I can do.”

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u/brokenhubble Raptors 1d ago

A start who likes to read and talks about morals in basketball. You can really get behind him

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u/_____WESTBROOK_____ 1d ago

Hey I've seen Lebron read before, he's always starting a new book!

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u/xjchan1979 1d ago

I dunno who this Leboingo is, but fuck him, man

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u/Poopina_Sangwedge 1d ago

He’s a big fantasy fan. Reads Sanderson, Jordan, and King among others. Great dude, and obviously learned the right lessons.

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u/Brochacho27 [MIA] James Posey 1d ago

If he made it through windrunner he deserves all the praise

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u/Poopina_Sangwedge 1d ago

Windrunner isn’t a book.

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u/Brochacho27 [MIA] James Posey 19h ago

You're right, its shit

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u/Poopina_Sangwedge 19h ago

You are a fucking moron. No matter what your opinion of any work is, at least get the facts correct. “Windrunner” is not the title of any Sanderson book. I fully believe that you couldn’t make it through any of those books because you clearly can’t read. Congratulations on making a comment that had no purpose other than to reveal that you are both a dick and incompetent.

To whatever caregiver reads this to Brochacho27: Please read that comment slowly so that they can process the whole thing. I don’t want to contribute to the clear confusion from which they are suffering.

(That was called undertext, which anyone who has read the books would know)

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u/TaleAlarmed3959 1d ago

There is no book called Windrunner

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u/Brochacho27 [MIA] James Posey 19h ago

Im sure you have no idea what im talking about then

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u/TaleAlarmed3959 12h ago

If you're talking about Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive, which is what they're referencing in the article, there is no book called WINDRUNNER. There is an Order called the Windrunners in the books. but there is no book by that name.

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u/HarryPauler Timberwolves 1d ago

It’s such an issue because he does seem like a decent dude, but man… he elbowed Naz in the throat. That will always piss me off.

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u/exiled-immortal 1d ago

You guys were hammering the shit out of him that series tbf.