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The rapid rise of sports gambling is putting increasing pressure on today’s athletes, Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony said Thursday, in the wake of surprise indictments detailing illegal betting in the NBA.
Speaking with CNBC Sports, the former New York Knicks star said the betting culture “mentally affects” players.
“They may say they don’t care…but they care because it affects them,” he said.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier have been separately arrested following investigations into alleged insider bets on basketball games, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Thursday. Anthony was not involved in the case.
The 10-time NBA star, who retired in 2023 and now works as a broadcaster for NBC, said he’s concerned about how gambling will “change the narrative of the game.”
“Just because you bet 25 points and I got 22, now you look at me differently. Now I’m losing my skill set,” he said.
Anthony spoke to CNBC from Baltimore, Maryland, where he was on hand for the opening of The House of Melo exhibit at the Enoch Pratt Free Library that will chronicle his career.
Anthony added that he expects consequences to follow the latest allegations.
“There has to be some repercussions about what’s happening. I’m sure the authorities are looking into that,” he said.
Disclosure: Comcast is the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns CNBC. Versant will become the new parent company of CNBC based on Comcast’s planned spin-off of Versant.
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