NBA gambling investigation

[Screwball]

Not quite the same kind of gambling violation, but troubling just the same. From a few days ago (now college basketball);

6 former men’s basketball student-athletes committed NCAA violations involving betting-related game manipulation

[Deleterious]

I imagine the NBA will adopt a lot of this.  

 

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[buddha]

14 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

 

one of lebron's buddies is the focus of the investigation.  only makes sense they'd be looking at the lakers' documents.

[Deleterious]

From that article

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There were other teams mentioned in the federal charges for illegal betting activity around their games, including the Orlando Magic. According to the government, a “regularly starting player” for the Magic told a gambler that the team planned to “tank,” or sit its starters, in an April 2023 game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The gambler allegedly sold the information to other known bettors to place bets against the Magic.

The Magic have not been contacted by the Department of Justice, a league source said, but the unnamed Orlando player named in the indictment is no longer on the team. The Magic’s statement, released when those sweeping charges were filed in October, said the player mentioned was believed to be out of the organization, and the NBA approved the team’s statement prior to its release, league sources said.

 

[buddha]

gary harris?

[Deleterious]

3 hours ago, buddha said:

gary harris?

That is a poplar guess.  Fultz is another, and I guess Bol Bol started 30ish games for them that year.  So probably one of those three.