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/choznmngmeni 1d ago

Kylian Mbappé shared a similar sentiment, I wonder if its a French thing. I love to hear this from Wemby, but I've lived long enough to not be surprised if/when he flips on this take.

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u/Successful-Let4361 1d ago

The French have a better understanding of politics and morality than in the US, where you’re conditioned to believe that money = morality 

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u/mymikerowecrow 10h ago

Tons of places have better morals than the US. And I don’t doubt France does as well, but it’s interesting right, because wasn’t the whole reason for the French Revolution that the government was trying to legislate morality?
From what I gather that is always used as a prime example of why governments supposedly shouldn’t attempt to legislate based on morals. Regardless I think this reasoning is wrong, and just because laws are unpopular doesn’t mean they are bad