Around the NBA V: Live and Let Die

AirP. · Post #2361 » by **AirP.** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 2:42 pm

Crazy-Canuck wrote:Dang, fbi grabbed rozier and Chauncey billups for gambling.

Crazy-Canuck · Post #2362 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 2:58 pm

AirP. wrote:
Crazy-Canuck wrote:Dang, fbi grabbed rozier and Chauncey billups for gambling.

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Arenas has openly said that he has gambled while in the NBA. He even specifically named Larry Hughes, Damon Jones, and gambling at LeBron house. And we know Arenas was linked to a mafia gambling ring, it woukd be damning if its the same mafia implicated in the billups, Jones, and rozier indictments.

This could be HUGE.

whatisacenter · Post #2363 » by **whatisacenter** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:06 pm

gambling is dumb

AirP. · Post #2364 » by **AirP.** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:27 pm

whatisacenter wrote:gambling is dumb

Some people like to do it, but I'm fine with adults doing whatever they want if it's legal where they are at.

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But it seems this was illegal gambling tied to the mafia.

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Crazy-Canuck · Post #2365 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 3:43 pm

Stories are getting wild.

Rozier told mafia he'd leave a game early. They placed a 200k wager. Then shared the winnings with him.

Damon Jones told people to bet the bucks knowing bron wasnt going to play.

vvoland · Post #2366 » by **vvoland** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 8:24 pm

Crazy-Canuck wrote:Stories are getting wild.

Rozier told mafia he'd leave a game early. They placed a 200k wager. Then shared the winnings with him.

Damon Jones told people to bet the bucks knowing bron wasnt going to play.

Isn't his game check more than the 'shared winnings'?

Crazy-Canuck · Post #2367 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Fri Oct 24, 2025 2:30 am

vvoland wrote:
Crazy-Canuck wrote:Stories are getting wild.

Rozier told mafia he'd leave a game early. They placed a 200k wager. Then shared the winnings with him.

Damon Jones told people to bet the bucks knowing bron wasnt going to play.

Isn't his game check more than the 'shared winnings'?

Yeah. I don't think anyone has ever called him bright. Addiction is a disease (if that's what he has).

Crazy-Canuck · Post #2368 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Fri Oct 24, 2025 2:46 am

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This story is getting crazier.

So, the NBA and silver knew about the gambling ring

But decided not to inform the Heat.
They let the heat trade for him.

Then they secretly pulled Rozier from the season as punishment, but called it due to injury (windhorst).

100% they were going to sweep the kawhi scandal, now they can't.

Silver is a legendary crook, lol.

vvoland · Post #2369 » by **vvoland** » Fri Oct 24, 2025 3:31 pm

Crazy-Canuck wrote:

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This story is getting crazier.

So, the NBA and silver knew about the gambling ring

But decided not to inform the Heat.
They let the heat trade for him.

Then they secretly pulled Rozier from the season as punishment, but called it due to injury (windhorst).

100% they were going to sweep the kawhi scandal, now they can't.

Silver is a legendary crook, lol.

Totally understandable reaction. Wrong? yes. Misguided? Also, yes.

Very curious what this prompts the owners to do about balmer and/or silver. IF i'm mickey aaronson, i'm going buck wild on silver.

marthafokker · Post #2370 » by **marthafokker** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 12:15 am

Is Atlanta really good? I looked the the roster, they have some of the most hyped players outside Trae... and he is planning to pack up. Then they got a walking wounded as their 2nd best. Then a bunch of kids not worth their current contracts.

Why the hell people think they are top 4 in the East? I rather have current Boston than them. Then Toronto seems to be a bunch of good guys that is not hyped unlike Atlanta. Hell. I take Philly with the rookie VJ.

marthafokker · Post #2371 » by **marthafokker** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 1:44 am

Guess Orlando sucks even more? Hahaha.

whatisacenter · Post #2372 » by **whatisacenter** » Sat Oct 25, 2025 6:32 pm

I was curious to see Jeremiah Fears play in the NBA and he has looked as good if not better than I hoped he would.

He can get pretty much wherever he wants on the court and has looked better defensively than I thought he would at this stage.

AirP. · Post #2373 » by **AirP.** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 10:45 pm

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Twinkie defense · Post #2374 » by **Twinkie defense** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:19 pm

AirP. wrote:

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Twinkie defense · Post #2375 » by **Twinkie defense** » Mon Oct 27, 2025 11:22 pm

A cool million for 20 minutes of work, not bad!

marthafokker · Post #2376 » by **marthafokker** » Yesterday 2:11 am

First week of the season... Orlando another fake East playoff team?

Zion and his foot already?

hamncheese · Post #2377 » by **hamncheese** » Yesterday 2:49 pm

AirP. wrote:

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He's getting waived so the Pacers can sign Matt McClung.

AirP. · Post #2378 » by **AirP.** » Yesterday 3:25 pm

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DAWill1128 · Post #2379 » by **DAWill1128** » Yesterday 5:51 pm

Think the 76ers are going to win the East. Maxey and Edgecombe are really fast and high motor, that's going to be tough to guard over the course of a series. Then backing them up you have Grimes and McCain who are both really good scorers, so they got bench scoring punch. The guard rotation is going to be tough for teams to defend over a 7 game.

Paul George just has to be steady, hit outside shots, manage the pace, facilitate the ball. Oubre was a bad fit here but he plays hard and can stand in the corner and shoot.

I think Embiid is basically at the stage Cousins was here physically. Some nights he helps, other nights he hurts.

The East is kinda wide open. The Bucks don't have much after Giannis. The Celtics and Pacers are both struggling without Tatum and Haliburton. The Hawks are what they are always are. Something with the Magic is missing, maybe its just a stronger bench. Pistons who knows till Ivey gets back to see if he has made progress.

76ers or Knicks is the East imo.

marthafokker · Post #2380 » by **marthafokker** » Yesterday 10:13 pm

Chicago having 3-0 is fun to watch.

So is Utah this year without their 2 worse checkers. The White DEI team. Hahaha.