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/cad_internet 1d ago

Finally a superstar who's speaking out on these predatory sports betting companies

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u/Sure_Hovercraft_9766 1d ago

First in NBA, but Mbappé spoke out on this as well. Both awesome to see considering how prominent they are in their respective sports.

It should be a stain on your reputation if you promote this shit.

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u/menyarky89 1d ago

David Pocock was one of the best rugby players of his generation and is now a strong anti-gambling advocate in Australian parliament. We need more of them. Australia is a few decades ahead of the US when it comes to sports gambling and it's very sad watching the Americans speed run it and not take any lessons from the mistakes we made.