Carter told agents he “didn’t remember betting on the Lakers.”Getty Images
Maverick Carterthe longtime manager and business partner of the Lakers F LeBron James, “admitted to betting on NBA games through an illegal bookmaker.” Carter made the admission “during a November 2021 interview with federal agents” investigating the bookmaker Wayne Nix, who has since pleaded guilty to charges “stemming from his role running a vast offshore sports betting network.” Carter told agents he “didn’t remember betting on the Lakers.” NBA policies “prohibit players, team and league officials from playing in NBA games,” but the league “does not have control over executives or sales agents.” The NBPA “prohibits agents but not business owners” from betting on the NBA (POST FROM WASHINGTON, 11/30).
After the Lakers’ loss to the Thunder last night, James said “he just learned about Carter’s betting history” and the 2021 interview with federal investigators “in the last 24 hours.” James: “Maverick is his own man and, at the end of the day, gambling is legal. I mean, you can use your phone now and do whatever you want. And he has no affiliation with the NBA or NFL , therefore, he can do what he wants” (THE TIMES, 11/30).
