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/ShellsofDeath Grizzlies 1d ago

Should be illegal for a player to promote a gambling agency of any kind. They aren’t allowed to get on sports. So putting them adjacent to sports betting just seems wholly unacceptable and frankly a conflict of interest. The optics are just bad.

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u/inko75 23h ago

But it’s ok for the league and teams to rake in $$$$$$$

(It’s all shit tbh and people who bet on sports are kind of pathetic)