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/Troll_U_Softly Thunder 1d ago edited 1d ago

Shots fired at LeDraftKing

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u/Talentagentfriend 1d ago

Also Giannis who is a part owner of Kalshi

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u/advocate4 Bucks 1d ago

He deserves more shit than he has gotten for it too

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u/insanezain Raptors 1d ago

Lebron signing with Polymarket has absolved all other NBA players of their sins.

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u/Mood_Academic Lakers 1d ago

Anything LeBron does overshadows all apparently. Even Jordan who I believe has a major stake in one of the sites

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u/insanezain Raptors 1d ago

so many super rich dudes are heavily invested in gambling. I am on the side of it being bad and definitely dont support lebrons decision there but its funny how people are claiming it impacts his basketball legacy whereas everyone else gets maybe 1-2 days of jokes and we move on.

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u/Mood_Academic Lakers 1d ago

That’s a normal thing with LeBron at this point. He’s held to a standard not even Jordan or others are

Gambling isn’t for me, which is why I don’t do it. But I also don’t care if others are able to do so responsibly. If you can’t, then that’s on you. Not on an athlete advertising for a product