We had an entire scandal that received federal attention when NBA referees were caught influencing games as a result of an illegal betting ring amongst them. And now in 2024 we are fining teams for an issue that affects nobody other than the people betting on these games. Sports books have the NBA and Adam Silver by the balls and it’s only gonna get worse in other sports as time goes on.
IKillZombies4Cash
The only reason this is an issue is that these things make the HOUSE lose money, not the fans. Every professional league is infiltrated by gambling.
Doobie_Howitzer
I guess the 2 full months of everyone and their mother saying he’d be back in the first week of April wasn’t enough advance notice for Adam Silver and the sportsbooks?
jloops03
I’m fine with it, keep taking Josh Harris’ money for all I care lol
ApoliticalAth3ist
I wonder if the Knicks will be fined for knowing Randle would be out for the season weeks ago
Sixers0321
Every team should just list every player questionable every game. The Lakers do it with LeBron and AD, why can’t everyone do it?
tfitch2140
I’m sorry, is this the same player who was criticised by the league and the media for *not* playing through severe injuries back in January, leading to him being out for months because he aggravated that injury then playing through it? That Embiid? Jesus fuck has the league learned nothing? Do they want him to even play, or just use him as a punching bag?
Repulsive-Season-129
they salty Embiids back LMFAO lil bitches
Jakel856
Adam silver can continue to wage his never ending war with the process but he can never keep us down
eric-bonhams
only reason for the Sixers to do it this way was to surprise the Thunder and maybe get a little edge. If that win helps them avoid the play in and guarantee a second playoff home game, the $100k will have been a small price to pay
LordLucasSixers
Make Tobiass pay for it.
No_Introduction_7034
Fuck Josh Harris
averagebensimmons
Don’t make the bookies angry
luciferhornystar
League hates Philly
ItsMeArkansas
Fuck Adam Silver
Teyuts
Vegas gonna get their money no matter what
Grindboyx
FUCK ADAM SILVER
zincinzincout
Really couch psychoanalysing here but… Based on all the vagueness from the team and Nurse and what Joel said about it being really tough mentally to come back this time, I’m going to guess there he was medically ‘ready’ to work out with the team and ramp up sooner than when he did by a week or two and he was too depressed and/or anxious to perform
The team, at least Nurse and some other coaches, would have known Jo was going through shit mentally and that publicly saying that to the media would make it worse. Especially because it’s Embiid so he’d get nothing but hate that he’s soft or all he cares about was awards
So you eat fines for your MVP because his mental health is more important
WeirdSysAdmin
Vegas bookies and their mothers and fathers are bitches.
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We had an entire scandal that received federal attention when NBA referees were caught influencing games as a result of an illegal betting ring amongst them. And now in 2024 we are fining teams for an issue that affects nobody other than the people betting on these games. Sports books have the NBA and Adam Silver by the balls and it’s only gonna get worse in other sports as time goes on.
The only reason this is an issue is that these things make the HOUSE lose money, not the fans. Every professional league is infiltrated by gambling.
I guess the 2 full months of everyone and their mother saying he’d be back in the first week of April wasn’t enough advance notice for Adam Silver and the sportsbooks?
I’m fine with it, keep taking Josh Harris’ money for all I care lol
I wonder if the Knicks will be fined for knowing Randle would be out for the season weeks ago
Every team should just list every player questionable every game. The Lakers do it with LeBron and AD, why can’t everyone do it?
I’m sorry, is this the same player who was criticised by the league and the media for *not* playing through severe injuries back in January, leading to him being out for months because he aggravated that injury then playing through it? That Embiid? Jesus fuck has the league learned nothing? Do they want him to even play, or just use him as a punching bag?
they salty Embiids back LMFAO lil bitches
Adam silver can continue to wage his never ending war with the process but he can never keep us down
only reason for the Sixers to do it this way was to surprise the Thunder and maybe get a little edge. If that win helps them avoid the play in and guarantee a second playoff home game, the $100k will have been a small price to pay
Make Tobiass pay for it.
Fuck Josh Harris
Don’t make the bookies angry
League hates Philly
Fuck Adam Silver
Vegas gonna get their money no matter what
FUCK ADAM SILVER
Really couch psychoanalysing here but… Based on all the vagueness from the team and Nurse and what Joel said about it being really tough mentally to come back this time, I’m going to guess there he was medically ‘ready’ to work out with the team and ramp up sooner than when he did by a week or two and he was too depressed and/or anxious to perform
The team, at least Nurse and some other coaches, would have known Jo was going through shit mentally and that publicly saying that to the media would make it worse. Especially because it’s Embiid so he’d get nothing but hate that he’s soft or all he cares about was awards
So you eat fines for your MVP because his mental health is more important
Vegas bookies and their mothers and fathers are bitches.