Maverick Carter, LeBron James’ manager and business partner, told federal agents in 2021 that he bet on NBA games through illegal sports betting, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
Maverick Carter, manager and business partner starry Los Angeles Lakers, LeBron Jamestold federal agents in 2021 that he bet NBA games through a illegal bookmakersThe Washington Post reported Thursday.
Carter told federal agents in a November 2021 deposition that he “did not recall placing any bets” on the Lakers and denied bet Others thought so, according to a summary of interviews reviewed by The Washington Post.
“Before 38 states and the District of Columbia legalize marijuana by 2021 sports betting, Maverick Carter Federal authorities have interviewed him only once in connection with their investigation Wayne Nix” Carter and Carter’s spokesman Adam Mendelsohn said. LeBron James, in a statement to the office. “Mr. Carter was not a target of the investigation, he cooperated, was never charged, and was never contacted again regarding this matter.”
According to reports reviewed by The Washington Post, Carter said he placed about 20 bets on football and basketball games over the course of a year, with each bet ranging between $5,000 and $10,000.
The NBA bans players, team officials and league officials from betting on league games, and the National Basketball Players Association includes agents in its rules, but neither group includes business managers.
Wayne NixThe former minor league baseball player pleaded guilty in April 2022 to conspiring to operate an illegal sports betting business and filing false tax returns.Prosecutors said the operation Wayne Nix According to the Washington Post, the affair spanned two decades and included current and former professional athletes as clients or employees, including Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen and former Major League Baseball outfielder Ya Puig, who changed his plea to not guilty to one count of lying to law enforcement. Officers investigated his sports betting with illegal gambling operators.
Puig’s trial is scheduled for January.