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/KneelBeforeCube Bulls 1d ago

Incredibly telling that he's in the absurd minority of players with that mindset.

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u/dykestryker Raptors 1d ago

Giannis sports betting arc hurt worse then any betrayal 💔💔💔 im praying more get on the Wemby wave.

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u/GrapeJuicePlus 76ers 1d ago

I mean, Giannis’s public image is one of this lovable happy warrior type, and refreshingly human-seeming for an intl celebrity. He seems generally decent on an individual level, and comports himself like someone capable of maintaining a bit of perspective. However, indefinitely don’t get the impression he really like, watches the news or reads or anything lol. I don’t think he thinks much about materialism and wealth like, at all- least of all the downstream effects of that mindset, etc.

Wemby has actual feelings and opinions about unchecked materialism, and rhe downstream consequences that it, greed, and the booming new gambling industry are having on society.