The secret to snitching is to get famous for it. It's the best protection.

They should also investigate the WNBA for point-shaving from all their missed layups.

shiftyandquick said:

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It sounds like the NBA has known about this for a long time, but has done nothing. Because supposedly they didn't find anything in their investigation that rose to the level of action. Now their excuse is that they don't have the same powers of investigation that the FBI has. But at some level I don't think they care a ton about whether the big gambling companies get ripped off. They care about the money that flows into them from gambling. And they care about the perception of their league. And sometimes sweeping things under the rug is the best way to handle things.

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The gambling generates the interest and the interest drives ratings. Obviously, ratings mean money. So while the gambling doesn't, as far as I can tell (someone can prove me wrong here) directly flow into the league's or a team's income statement, it indirectly generates millions and has for decades.

The NBA, for one, has been sensitive to the gambling issue for many years. Stern benched Jordan for it. Players have been known to have gambling issues, whether golf or their own little card games, again, for decades. I think up until about a decade or so ago, the NFL was actually taking the issue seriously (i.e. league security was all over players, team personnel, and certainly officials) but when they realized the revenue Vegas could generate for them, they backed off on all but the officials.

Both leagues, particularly the NBA, has been playing with fire for a long time. I don't think this type of incident would have occurred in the NFL, but if the culture remains the same it could have in the future.

There's a lot of scuttlebutt surrounding Maverick Carter and his involvement with a lot of shady gambling in the NBA.

Carter was investigated in November 2021 by the DOJ but was never charged for his direct involvement in questionable betting on NFL and NBA games. In the current indictments Player 3 has been identified as LeBron James. Player 4 is Anthony Davis. LeBron James has a history of questionable injuries and taking himself out of games and a lot of performance bets involving him where a lot of bets paid off on the under a lot. In a deposition Maverick Carter said he couldn't recall any bets he may have or may not have made involving the Lakers.

It's just a matter of time before people start singing like a bird, when facing bankruptcy and years in prison.

Guarantee there is something fishy going on with SEC refs as well.

Dirty_Mike&the_boys said:

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There's a lot of scuttlebutt surrounding Maverick Carter and his involvement with a lot of shady gambling in the NBA.

Carter was investigated in November 2021 by the DOJ but was never charged for his direct involvement in questionable betting on NFL and NBA games. In the current indictments Player 3 has been identified as LeBron James. Player 4 is Anthony Davis. LeBron James has a history of questionable injuries and taking himself out of games and a lot of performance bets involving him where a lot of bets paid off on the under a lot. In a deposition Maverick Carter said he couldn't recall any bets he may have or may not have made involving the Lakers.

It's just a matter of time before people start singing like a bird, when facing bankruptcy and years in prison.

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I wonder if LeBron will hire a Chinese defense lawyer.

Honestly I wouldn't mind too much if that cocky man child went down with the ship.

Someone needs to look at James Harden cause it's very suspect James Harden had an over and under of 20.5 in the first half he had 20 points in the second half the most prolific score in the NBA missed 18 shots and 4 free throws and didn't score a single point the second half which kept him on the under very suspicious

What's the O/U on how many commas should have been in your post?

91AggieLawyer said:

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The gambling generates the interest and the interest drives ratings. Obviously, ratings mean money. So while the gambling doesn't, as far as I can tell (someone can prove me wrong here) directly flow into the league's or a team's income statement, it indirectly generates millions and has for decades.

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The NBA does get gambling money directly. Although I don't believe it is not a percentage of amount wagered.

NBA has partnered with MGM as official sports book of NBA.

Also the advertisement money is darn near direct money to the NBA as well.