Stephen A. Smith isn’t backing down from FBI Director Kash Patel, even if he has no interest in escalating their verbal spat. The ESPN star stated during “First Take” on Thursday that President Trump is “coming” after the FBI announced a sweeping probe into two separate illegal sports gambling-related cases that included the arrest of … Read more
Plenty more gambling fraud could be on tap — especially at the college level. Ex-NBA referee Tim Donaghy, who was formerly imprisoned for fixing games, called the NBA’s massive federal gambling busts involving Trail Blazers coach and Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, Heat guard Terry Rozier and ex-Cavs player and asssistant Damon Jones just “the tip … Read more
You knew this was coming. The entire sporting world was rocked Thursday morning when it was announced that the FBI arrested Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier as part of a sweeping federal probe into sports betting and an illegal poker ring with ties to organized crime. The news … Read more
Craig Carton is well aware of the NBA’s gambling worries. The WFAN radio host revealed Thursday that the league recently brought him in to speak to players about the “dangers of gambling,” such as the alleged gambling and poker schemes purportedly involving Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones that shook the NBA and betting … Read more
Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Sportsbooks might be getting over on Charles Barkley. The NBA Hall of Famer and studio analyst for Turner Sports called out his TNT graphics team for not correctly calculating … Read more
Jontay Porter was the anti-Pete Rose. While Rose maintained he never bet on the Reds to lose, the NBA said Porter, who just received a lifetime ban for violating the league’s gambling policies, bet on the Raptors to lose. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski called that the “most damning” part of Porter’s transgressions. “Most damning for Porter … Read more