Great House of Strauss friend Bomani Jones joins the show to discuss his perspective on the NBA’s gamble scandal, the predicament of modern leagues and how complicity impacts us media types. Topics include!
Is it weird that the Portland Trailblazers haven’t had a press conference about this?
Why the conflict of interest with media and sports betting isn’t JUST about the money
Weirdly, sports gambling isn’t THAT much of the sports league revenue pie
Would Adam Silver redo his infamous 2014 sports gambling New York Times Op Ed
Good risk calculators can’t understand bad risk calculators
Does the public care at all about these scandals? Or does the media just pretend scandal away?
Why isn’t sports betting a right/left issue?
Are we no longer able to be scandalized?
Does Bomani Jones feel swindled by NBC not having Michael Jordan in studio?
Did the leagues NEED to do sports gambling?
Did the sports media NEED to do sports gambling?
