NBA players get millions of dollars, worldwide fame and permanent contracts with sponsors. Stories of former and current players spending time in casinos have long been in the public eye, and some even enjoy it.
By the way, today gamblers prefer not to waste time traveling to land-based gambling clubs. Any Australian new casino offers its services online. Virtual slot machines look safer. Gamblers have an advantage due to welcome bonuses, and it is possible to rip off the jackpot even with a minimum bet.
NBA star sightings in casinos
Michael Jordan
The most famous player in the history of the NBA is very fond of gambling. According to the basketball player, he does not really like slot machines, but rather competitions. Therefore, the star spends most of his time at the poker table with huge stakes.
Interesting fact: gambling can be not only in casinos. Michael Jordan is rumored to have lost more than $100 million in golf. How he did it is still a mystery.
Antoine Walker
One of the negative examples on this list. The player could hang out at casinos at night, be late for practice and come to games in a terrible condition. By 2009, his career went downhill when it was discovered that Antoine owed millions of dollars to the casino.
Even after his career ended, the basketball player did not quit gambling. Literally in a few years he lost all that he earned, and still owed to gambling houses. At one point he had to sell his house to pay off his debts.
Isaiah Thomas
An interesting example of how you can gamble and get the attention of the FBI. When Isaiah was a professional gambler, he would occasionally roll the dice. A harmless hobby that was quite popular in those years. The Federal Bureau of Investigation suspected that the player planned to gamble illegally, but never found proof.
Russell Westbrook
A current basketball player who is very fond of poker. Most famous athletes try their hand at this card game and sometimes even succeed. Russell periodically participates in major tournaments, sometimes gets to the TV tables and gradually improves.
One of Russell’s most memorable poker victories happened at the WPT. At that time two famous stars Russell Westbrook and Tiger Woods came together at the same table. Then the basketball player won a confident victory over the golfer, and this fact is still periodically remembered by poker fans.
Charles Oakley
A great example of the fact that professional athletes do not like to lose anywhere. Charles occasionally played in casinos, and was constantly annoyed if he did not manage to win. Once there was a funny incident: the former NBA player was so angry at his defeat that he grabbed his chips and did not give them back.
Another, less curious case, also happened in a casino. One man lost Charles $50,000, but did not want to give them back. Then the basketball player decided to fight with him, for which he received a ban in the gambling establishment, and then a fine from the basketball association.
Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille has long been a famous TV star, so there are many different rumors about him. Including one about casino gambling. The former basketball player likes to spend nights in gambling establishments. In one of the interviews he said that once overnight he lost $200,000.
Ben Simmons
Ben Simmons has not been seen in serious scandals or stories related to gambling. However, he is a regular visitor to casinos, often in the company of his friends. It is unknown which games Ben spends the most time playing, unlike the others on this list, but that’s just for now.
Seth Curry
Seth does not hide his passion for gambling. He periodically says that he can quietly spend time in the casino with friends and loved ones. The basketball player says that for him it is a way to spend time in an interesting way, and not the pursuit of winnings or even more so competitions.
JR Smith
JR Smith periodically talks about his passion for gambling and does not regret it at all. You can hear from him that he is a big fan of casinos and can play a little bit of everything. At the same time, he really loses a lot of money and talks about it, but the basketball player is not embarrassed by this. Having fun pays off all the costs.
Even the best athletes from the strongest basketball league in the world spent their time gambling. Some of them did not observe the measure at all and managed to lose all the fortune, and others, on the contrary, relaxed and it did not bother them.
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