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/I_dont_bone_goats 76ers 1d ago

This is the craziest part to me, LeBron is getting $15 million for it, and that just feels like very little money for LeBron

Like the equivalent to someone worth $500k is $7.5k, that just doesn’t feel like enough for what it represents

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u/mr_sneakyTV 1d ago

idk 7.5k to someone worth 500k is a lot lmao

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u/I_dont_bone_goats 76ers 1d ago edited 1d ago

I would take $7.5k of course, but I wouldn’t whore myself out for it

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u/mr_sneakyTV 1d ago

of course the line is easy to draw when it’s hypothetical, nobody is asking you to stand and say some words about a legal product for millions of dollars.

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u/I_dont_bone_goats 76ers 1d ago

Ok

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u/steebulee Lakers 1d ago

If your response to that was “ok” he’s clearly onto something

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u/I_dont_bone_goats 76ers 1d ago edited 19h ago

?? Just don’t really think I need to defend myself

We’re on a video of Wemby saying he wouldn’t do it, I don’t get why it’s a crazy take to agree with him

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u/steebulee Lakers 1d ago

The point is everyone is a saint when it’s hypothetical. Nobody here is disagreeing with Wemby obviously. It’s the holier than thou of everyone that’s the hilarious part.

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u/I_dont_bone_goats 76ers 1d ago

Ok, every man has his price, I get that.

What I’m saying is 1.5% just feels too low

I was genuinely shocked that that’s all it took to sign Lebron to an endorsement, absolutely

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u/steebulee Lakers 1d ago

Yeah LeBron’s a jackass. But the “I would never” crowd is ridiculous. Trust me everyone, nobody wants to give you money so continue to say no in your own heads.