Chauncey Billiups and Rozier got arrested by the FBI on gambling charges.

They literally place free picks/parlays on podcasts.

It’s weird because I don’t know if that shit is even legal out here.

Seeing a million ads for something that is illegal is bizarre.

Can’t think of many scenarios that happens. Maybe liquor ads in dry counties?

[QUOTE=Norcaliblunt;15039101]It’s weird because I don’t know if that shit is even legal out here.

Seeing a million ads for something that is illegal is bizarre.

Can’t think of many scenarios that happens. Maybe liquor ads in dry counties?[/QUOTE]

It’s usually legal wherever they are promoting. So if the platform is in a state where it’s legal. You’ll see the ads and them pushing free picks etc.

[QUOTE=GOBB;15039103]It’s usually legal wherever they are promoting. So if the platform is in a state where it’s legal. You’ll see the ads and them pushing free picks etc.[/QUOTE]

I’ve been tripping on this. lol. That seems like how it should be.

I keep getting conflicting answers and I’m not interested in betting or researching it. lol.

I'm baffled by comments elsewhere like "they're NBA players, how much more money do they need?". Which is a gross misunderstanding of not just greed but the human condition. It's not about gaining $50k, it's about the fact that if you have inside information of a sure thing, in some people minds they're LOSING money if they don't put money on it. That Sopranos episode is an example where Tony bets on whoever to win that game but can only put down x dollars. He's annoyed with Carmela because he could have used the money he gave her to make the win even bigger. He won but still thought he'd lost.

It's just as dumb as when people say "why he cheat on her with that bitch? his wife is way hotter". Because of the juice and it's a free lay that you can't turn down.

They are cooked

[url]https://x.com/YourManDevine/status/1981417845998186750[/url]

Co-conspirator 8 is Billups

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I wonder what that incompetent snivelling rat Silver is making of this. A couple of days into the season and he's got a betting scandal complete with game rigging under the backdrop of salary cap circumvention.

Not just that but the two guilty parties, Billups and Ballmer, are universally regarded as "one of the best guys in basketball" and "the best owner in sports" respectively.

You couldn't make this up. But its ok right Adam? Because only yesterday you announced that the Larry O'Brien trophy decals will by back on the court for the Finals.

[QUOTE=Nowoco;15039119]I'm baffled by comments elsewhere like [B]"they're NBA players, how much more money do they need?"[/B]. Which is a gross misunderstanding of not just greed but the human condition[/QUOTE]

You also have to remember that a lot of these guys travel in rich circles. They have relatives, friends, former teammates... who are worth like 100m and upwards. If you're only worth 10-15m, you can't keep up in your circle. You're the broke dude in the group. There's pressure there.

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15039128]Co-conspirator 8 is Billups

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Yep Billups is a sack of shit, lol.

Fired.

[QUOTE=Nowoco;15039132]I wonder what that incompetent snivelling rat Silver is making of this. A couple of days into the season and he's got a betting scandal complete with game rigging under the backdrop of salary cap circumvention.

Not just that but the two guilty parties, Billups and Ballmer, are universally regarded as "one of the best guys in basketball" and "the best owner in sports" respectively.

You couldn't make this up. But its ok right Adam? Because only yesterday you announced that the Larry O'Brien trophy decals will by back on the court for the Finals.[/QUOTE]

If the owners don't fire Silver you know they're just as bad as he is.

[QUOTE=Yes or No;15039134]Yep Billups is a sack of shit, lol.

Fired.[/QUOTE]

Forget fired, he might be banned from the league.

[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15039136]Forget fired, he might be banned from the league.[/QUOTE]

Yes, there shouldn't be a might. But it's Adam Silver.

Source: Bettors allegedly got injury info on LeBron James


[I]Former 11-year NBA player Damon Jones was arrested Thursday amid charges that he allegedly disclosed privileged injury information about a "prominent" basketball player to facilitate illegal sports betting, authorities announced.

LeBron James was the prominent player, a source close to James told ESPN.

James was not accused of wrongdoing in the indictment.

Jones was one of 34 people arrested, along with Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, as part of a yearslong investigation spanning nearly a dozen states and involving tens of millions of dollars, FBI director Kash Patel said.[/I]

[I]The investigation outlined two separate cases -- one on illegal sports betting and another on rigged poker games involving the Mafia, authorities announced.

Jones was an unofficial, unpaid part of former Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham's staff and is no longer with the team under current Lakers coach JJ Redick. Ham invited Jones to be a part of team activities after James spent the summer of 2022 with Jones present for many of his offseason workouts.

James was unaware that Jones, his former teammate and assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers, was involved in gambling activity when Jones spent time around James and the Lakers during the 2022-23 season, the source said. The federal indictment alleges that before a Lakers game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 9, 2023, Jones texted a coconspirator to "get a big bet on Milwaukee tonight" because James was going to be out.

James, who passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer in the previous game on Feb. 7, 2023, would go on to miss three straight games because of soreness in his left ankle.

Jones allegedly added via text: "Bet enough so Djones can eat [too] now!!!"

Without James, Milwaukee beat the Lakers 115-106.

Additionally, the indictment alleges that the following season Jones provided nonpublic information to a coconspirator in connection to the Lakers' game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Jan. 15, 2024.

The Lakers had no comment on the allegations against Jones when reached by ESPN on Thursday morning.

Speaking after practice on Thursday, Redick said the league's anti-gambling rules have been reiterated to his team this season -- independent of the FBI's investigation.

"We've had two meetings on it already," Redick said. "It's obviously on the front of everyone's awareness given the last two years, but other than that, there's no other comment."
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[QUOTE=1987_Lakers;15039140]Source: Bettors allegedly got injury info on LeBron James


[I]Former 11-year NBA player Damon Jones was arrested Thursday amid charges that he allegedly disclosed privileged injury information about a "prominent" basketball player to facilitate illegal sports betting, authorities announced.

LeBron James was the prominent player, a source close to James told ESPN.

James was not accused of wrongdoing in the indictment.

Jones was one of 34 people arrested, along with Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, as part of a yearslong investigation spanning nearly a dozen states and involving tens of millions of dollars, FBI director Kash Patel said.[/I]

[I]The investigation outlined two separate cases -- one on illegal sports betting and another on rigged poker games involving the Mafia, authorities announced.

Jones was an unofficial, unpaid part of former Los Angeles Lakers coach Darvin Ham's staff and is no longer with the team under current Lakers coach JJ Redick. Ham invited Jones to be a part of team activities after James spent the summer of 2022 with Jones present for many of his offseason workouts.

James was unaware that Jones, his former teammate and assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers, was involved in gambling activity when Jones spent time around James and the Lakers during the 2022-23 season, the source said. The federal indictment alleges that before a Lakers game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 9, 2023, Jones texted a coconspirator to "get a big bet on Milwaukee tonight" because James was going to be out.

James, who passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time leading scorer in the previous game on Feb. 7, 2023, would go on to miss three straight games because of soreness in his left ankle.

Jones allegedly added via text: "Bet enough so Djones can eat [too] now!!!"

Without James, Milwaukee beat the Lakers 115-106.

Additionally, the indictment alleges that the following season Jones provided nonpublic information to a coconspirator in connection to the Lakers' game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Jan. 15, 2024.

The Lakers had no comment on the allegations against Jones when reached by ESPN on Thursday morning.

Speaking after practice on Thursday, Redick said the league's anti-gambling rules have been reiterated to his team this season -- independent of the FBI's investigation.

"We've had two meetings on it already," Redick said. "It's obviously on the front of everyone's awareness given the last two years, but other than that, there's no other comment."
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My man let's just leave Lebron's name outta this thing ok? We got enough to digest with all the other aspects of it. Lebron is innocent, theres no need to bring him up. Lets focus on what everyone else did.