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Nearly Half Of NBA Players View Gambling Partnerships As Bad For League

1 month ago | basketball.realgm.com | Sam Amick |Josh Robbins

A significant percentage of NBA players expressed strong opposition to the league's gambling partnerships in an anonymous poll conducted by The Athletic, with 46% of respondents stating these relationships are bad for the league. The Athletic surveyed nearly one-third of the entire NBA with 150 of 158 approached players participating, revealing serious concerns about how sports betting has affected their experiences both during games and in their personal lives.
NBA players sound off on league’s gambling partnerships and their impact

1 month ago | can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com | Sam Amick |Josh Robbins

It has been almost seven years since the Supreme Court opened the door to legalized sports betting across the country, and the NBA now finds itself deep into this gambling world that comes with massive (financial) perks and problems. The league partnered with FanDuel and DraftKings as its betting partners in 2021, and several teams have done deals with casinos as well.
The Athletic: Orlando Magic have something to prove heading into SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament

1 month ago | nba.com | Josh Robbins

Editor’s Note: Read more NBA coverage from The Athletic here. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA or its teams. * * *Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley has worked for 20 years in the NBA, and in all that time, he’s never experienced a season quite like the one that Magic players, coaches and staff members just endured.
The Athletic: NBA Rookie of the Year contender Alex Sarr showing Wizards there’s even more to like

2 months ago | nba.com | Josh Robbins

Editor’s Note: Read more NBA coverage from The Athletic here. The views on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of the NBA or its teams. ***WASHINGTON — Last month, Alex Sarr displayed an element of his personality people outside the French NBA rookie’s immediate orbit rarely see. With Sarr’s Washington Wizards clinging to a one-point lead late in a game’s final minute, Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham hurtled down the center of the lane and elevated for an emphatic left-handed slam.
Did President Trump break the law by firing FTC commissioners?

2 months ago | pacificlegal.org | Josh Robbins

On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, President Donald Trump summarily fired two Democratic members of the Federal Trade Commission.
Deni Avdija thriving for Trail Blazers after last summer’s ‘very hard’ trade from Wizards

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Josh Robbins

Share PORTLAND, Ore. — As the Moda Center blared Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust” in celebration of the Portland Trail Blazers’ comfortable 112-97 victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday night, Deni Avdija walked from the Trail Blazers’ bench toward midcourt to say hello to and hug his ex-teammates.There was only one problem: In a sign of how thoroughly the Wizards’ roster has been transformed, only seven of Avdija’s former teammates remain on the roster.
Courts' System for Issuing Preliminary Relief Is Broken

Mar 7, 2025 | pacificlegal.org | Josh Robbins

Two federal district courts determined in a single week that the Office of Management and Budget’s federal funding freeze had to be put on hold while the claims were resolved. The courts showed no hesitation in wading into a political dispute between Congress and the president. Yet every day, individual US citizens and small businesses are denied the same kind of preliminary relief when they present their legal challenges to government action.
What’s wrong with the Orlando Magic right now? Almost everything

Mar 7, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Josh Robbins

Share ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Magic’s latest gut-punch loss ended appropriately enough Thursday night, with one of their players missing a wide-open 3-pointer that would have won the game.Paolo Banchero, their franchise cornerstone, hoisted the shot, releasing the ball from the right wing before Chicago Bulls guard Tre Jones, a much smaller player standing several feet away, even raised his hands to contest the attempt.The basketball clanked off the rim.
Wizards mailbag: What happens if the high draft picks don’t yield a superstar?

Mar 5, 2025 | ourcommunitynow.com | Josh Robbins

Share Do the Washington Wizards have the right infrastructure in place to develop their young players?Will the franchise continue to tank next season and during the 2026-27 season?What are the chances of the Wizards conveying their first-round pick in 2026 to the New York Knicks?I answer those questions and more in the newest edition of The Athletic’s Wizards mailbag.(Editor’s note: Questions have been lightly edited for clarity and grammar.)With the Wizards finally looking to the future and...
Jalen Suggs Out For Season After Knee Surgery

Mar 4, 2025 | basketball.realgm.com | Josh Robbins

Jalen Suggs will miss the rest of the 24-25 season after undergoing surgery on his left knee. A cartilage fragment was removed from Suggs’ knee and a mosaicplasty was performed to repair the surface of the trochlear joint surface. The Orlando Magic expect Suggs to make a full recovery. Orlando has a 5-10 record since Suggs sustained the injury on Jan. 25.