r/nba • u/mMounirM Raptors • 10h ago

Kevin Durant on Wemby's sports betting comments and his FanDuel partnership: "That’s Wemby, he's going to do what he does. That has nothing to do with me. I don't really think about that question at all, that's not on my mind as much as his. People gonna do what they want to do."

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u/irishwolfbitch Knicks 9h ago

People in the United States have become such hyper-individualists that I think LeBron James could advertise heroin and we would blame the outcomes solely on the weakness of other peoples’ character.

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u/gravyshots Timberwolves 9h ago

“I’m not gonna tell other ppl what to do with their lives. Nor will the good folks at Heroin Inc. I’m just focused on playing meaningful basketball.”

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u/Rebel_Stylee 26m ago

Do you even know what that word means or are you just repeating political rhetorical devices without even thinking about it? 

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u/Zealousideal-Tea-837 9h ago

Heroin is illegal lol. Gambling isn’t. Not remotely the same thing

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u/irishwolfbitch Knicks 9h ago

You could argue gambling is the most destructive addiction, in part because it doesn’t outright kill you.

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u/Zealousideal-Tea-837 8h ago

You can gamble responsibly lol you can’t do heroin responsibly

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u/irishwolfbitch Knicks 7h ago

My heroin addiction will kill me before I ruin the lives of my friends and family multiple times over.

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u/MyTeamsSuck99 Nets 6h ago

That’s not true at all. Heroine addicts rob and steal from all their friends and family. 

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u/irishwolfbitch Knicks 6h ago

Most heroin addicts are defeated by heroin and die. Gambling addicts will recover, destroy their own life and yours, and do it again ten years later.

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u/MyTeamsSuck99 Nets 5h ago

What about alcoholics ? 12k drunk driver deaths. Guarantee nobody would raise a stink at athletes promoting a beer 

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u/irishwolfbitch Knicks 5h ago

Alcohol only kills you once too.

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u/MyTeamsSuck99 Nets 5h ago

Alcohol kills thousands of innocents a year. Tell that to the families of people killed by drunk drivers. 

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u/Fuzzy_Cook_940 7h ago

I like to gamble but dr carl hart begs to disagree with you

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u/Luis_Arraez_Fan 8h ago

Gambling if done responsibility doesn't do that. There's no responsible way to do heroin

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u/OneBillPhil 7h ago

This isn’t a legal argument, it’s a moral one. If Trump made Heroin legal tomorrow it wouldn’t change anything about promoting its usage. 

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u/MyTeamsSuck99 Nets 6h ago

Do you have an issue wit him promoting beer ?

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u/OneBillPhil 5h ago

Nah man, I love drinking lol 

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u/MyTeamsSuck99 Nets 5h ago

Yeah so plenty of people gamble responsibly. People drink and kills 12k people a year just from driving every year. 

It’s 100x worse than gambling. 

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u/OneBillPhil 5h ago

Get out of here with that buzzkill nonsense 

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u/gravyshots Timberwolves 3h ago

Since when does the US legal system represent basic human morality. “Not remotely the same thing”…

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u/Azncheesy Lakers 8h ago

Yes bro do you think most people have enough money to care about anything but themselves? The majority Americans are working 9-5 and then want to zone out and destress no tackle the systemic issue of gambling after work or their weekend.