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[NY Post] Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff reveals he was threatened by sports bettors: ‘Dangerous game'

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    Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff reveals he was threatened by sports bettors: ‘Dangerous game’

    https://nypost.com/2024/03/20/sport...-reveals-he-was-threatened-by-sports-bettors/

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    Cavaliers coach J.B. Bickerstaff made a startling revelation Wednesday night that highlighted some growing discontent in the NBA over the consequences of legalized sports betting.

    Bickerstaff told reporters that bettors had been able to get a hold of his phone number last season, and they “were sending me crazy messages about where I live and my kids and all that stuff.”

    “It’s a dangerous game. A fine line that we’re walking for sure,” he said.

    Bickerstaff said he alerted security, and they were able to locate the person, but no charges were ever filed.
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    more at the link
     
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    The way the Cavs have been playing, there were some lackluster performances as of late.
     
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    I just want to know the real story and who was behind that LAL/SAC 7 game series.
     
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    I was 14 at the time and I still wonder about that...
     
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    Unfortunately, that 2002 WCF Lakers/Kings series and our 2018 WCF Rockets/GSW series are the two worst officiated playoff games I've ever seen in any sport in my lifetime.
     
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    Ever notice how when ex-mafia members talk about gambling, it’s primarily boxing and basketball. It doesn’t matter the basketball league, Highs school, college, NBA seem to be their piggy banks. Point shaving seems the easiest in basketball. Football is so magnified, that every move is dissected meticulously and it can lead to players getting cut. Baseball, you can cheat all you want but, players still have to hit the ball fair. Boxing is so blatant once it get to the judges, I don’t know many people who follow it nowadays.
     
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    Mafia putting pressure to rig game is more believable (and logical) than the NBA itself being corrupt and doing dumb **** like giving Zion to Pelicans and Wemby to SAS when those players could have gone to big market teams.
     
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    Time to make it official and call it Sports Entertainment
     
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    I want to know who invented the magnetic rim.
     
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    Was he threatened in Japanese by any chance?
     
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    nba is the purple drank of juices
     
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    We could make sum money masquerading as refs.
     
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    Thank Silver and ESPN for that one.
     
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