NBPA President Fred VanVleet Says Sports Gambling Revenue Not Worth Risks To Players
NBA Players Association president Fred VanVleet says sports gambling income represents roughly 1% of basketball-related revenue shared between the league and players, which is a figure he considers too small to justify the risks the industry poses to the sport. "It's not substantial enough to make it worth any of this," VanVleet told the New York Times. "For us or for the league, quite frankly." VanVleet, 32, was elected union president last summer while recovering from a torn ACL. He has mad...
