Maverick Carter, LeBron James’ business manager since 2006, admitted to betting on NBA games through an illegal bookie, according to The Washington Post. Carter admitted to betting on games in a November 2021 interview with federal agents investigating bookie Wayne Nix, per The Washington Post. Carter told agents he couldn’t recall placing any bets on the Lakers, who James has been playing for since 2018.
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00:00 According to reports, LeBron James' business manager
00:03 admitted to betting on NBA games through an illegal bookie.
00:06 Maverick Carter has admitted to betting on games
00:08 in a November 2021 interview with federal agents
00:12 investigating bookie Wayne Nix.
00:14 He also explained that he told agents
00:16 he couldn't recall placing any bets on the Lakers,
00:19 but he has placed around 20 bets
00:21 on football and basketball games over a one-year span,
00:24 with bets ranging from $5,000 to $10,000.
00:28 The NBA bans players for gambling on games,
00:30 but there are no rules in place
00:32 for agents or business managers.
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