Some sort of gambling/big money was won when the 3 Refs from Hell rigged the Kings/Lakers series. Shoot, refs made money rigging the classic Portland/Lakers series by forcing Rasheed to play with caution and fear of being ejected for blinking. And, is it possible the good ol boys who let Draymond /Klay/Steph foul James on every 3 (without space to land or free throws) were getting a few bands? This is ugly. Also, how's Malik Beasley doing?
It's now become difficult to not wonder about such questions, if you follow or care about the NBA. Money corrupts and big, easy money corrupts absolutely.
Call me a homer but I think it needs investigating how many no calls Beard got against the Warriors in the WCF. That **** was rigged like a mother****er. Yeah we missed a lot of 3's, after they already made it clear we were getting no calls and destroyed all morale/fight in the team.
That series in 2005 against Dallas also needs to be investigated. Fck you Dirk, especially Finley! He clearly stepped outta bounds. Investigate them all!
Lulz. How the article begins: The NFL expressed its concern about the rise of prediction markets to a congressional committee Thursday, stating that the league is particularly troubled by sports contracts being offered in states where traditional betting has not been legalized. The league submitted written testimony to the House Committee on Agriculture for a hearing on oversight of prediction markets by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a federal agency. Oversight of prediction markets is a hotly contested legal issue. State gambling regulators, which oversee traditional sportsbooks, are locked in legal battles in multiple states with leading prediction market companies. Prediction markets, which allow users to trade on the yes/no outcome of events, including sports, have increased in popularity over the past year. The NFL noted that prediction markets operate in all 50 states, while legal sportsbooks are in only 39 states and the District of Columbia. "We are particularly troubled that several sports-related futures contracts have been launched nationwide, including in jurisdictions where sports betting has not been legalized," Jeff Miller, an executive vice president for the NFL, wrote in the testimony. "These contracts fall outside the purview of state regulatory authorities and the safeguards they impose upon the industry."... How it ends: Traditional sportsbook operators, including DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics, which are partners of the NFL, have announced they are launching prediction markets.... DraftKings, which was named the official sportsbook and odds provider of ESPN earlier this month, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47288011/nfl-troubled-rise-sports-prediction-markets
