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Victor Wembanyama rejects gambling money in an NBA full of sportsbook ads
Original: Victor Wembanyama said no to gambling money. In today’s NBA, that feels radical
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has declined a gambling-related endorsement, a stance the Guardian frames as striking given how deeply sports betting is woven into the modern NBA. With betting logos on broadcasts, arenas and player prop markets driving constant scrutiny of athletes, his refusal to take sportsbook money is being read as a rare and principled outlier position.
Why now: Sports betting's rapid expansion in the NBA has drawn criticism, so a superstar publicly refusing gambling money stands out.
Victor WembanyamaSan Antonio SpursNBAThe Guardian
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