LeBron James has spent more than two decades building one of the most recognizable brands in professional sports. Now, the NBA superstar is taking steps to prevent an artificial intelligence …
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Basketball NewsNBA
The Philadelphia 76ers Have Officially Partnered With Kalshi, And The NBA’s Gambling Problem Is Getting Worse
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe NBA’s increasingly uncomfortable relationship with gambling has reached another troubling milestone. Just days after the league announced partnerships with prediction market giants Kalshi and Polymarket, the Philadelphia 76ers have …
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Basketball NewsNBA
The NBA’s Partnership With Kalshi And Polymarket Is A Shameful Gamble With The Sport’s Integrity
by Nel Elrewby Nel ElrewThe NBA has spent years insisting that protecting the integrity of basketball is its highest priority. On Monday, the league announced another major step into the rapidly expanding world of …
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Basketball NewsInternational Basketball
Massive Match-Fixing Scandal Rocks Greek Basketball As Federation President And Referees Arrested
by Len Werleby Len WerleGreek basketball has been plunged into one of the most serious corruption scandals in its history, with the president of the country’s basketball federation and five other prominent figures arrested …
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NBA And Major Sportsbooks Tighten Betting Markets After Recent Gambling Scandals
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe NBA is moving to further limit high-risk wagering markets, with the league and several prominent sportsbooks agreeing to ban or restrict a new group of bets ahead of the …
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Basketball NewsNBA
LeBron James Becomes Polymarket’s First Athlete Partner After $44 Million Was Traded On His Own Free Agency
by Len Werleby Len WerleLeBron James has entered the prediction-market business, and the timing of his new partnership with Polymarket is already generating plenty of attention. James has agreed to become Polymarket’s first individual …
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Bill Simmons Under Review By Massachusetts Gaming Commission After Admitting To Proxy Sports Betting
Bill Simmons has found himself at the center of a sports-betting controversy after openly describing on his own podcast how he had another person place wagers for him while he …
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Basketball NewsNBAVideo
Aaron Gordon Has No Sympathy For Fans Who Gamble Away Their Rent Money
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasAaron Gordon has heard the stories from bettors who blame NBA players for losing money. His response is simple: the player did not place the bet. The Denver Nuggets forward …
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Terry Rozier’s attorney has accused federal prosecutors of using inflammatory language after they referenced the NBA guard while seeking to revoke the bond of his co-defendant, Deniro Laster. Prosecutors in …
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Terry Rozier Cites Text Message As Evidence He Did Not Know About Alleged Betting Scheme
Terry Rozier’s defense team says a text message produced by federal prosecutors undermines the central accusation that the veteran NBA guard knowingly participated in an illegal sports-betting scheme. Rozier’s attorneys …
