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Brandon Contes

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  1. Article · Oct 2, 2026 · Brandon Contes

    Victor Wembanyama calls out NBA players promoting gambling: 'Very sad' (opens the original)

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    Less AI and more AA in your search results. Many NBA players will promote anything for a price, but when it comes to promoting gambling, Victor Wembanyama won’t do that. While meeting with reporters after Day 3 of San Antonio Spurs training camp Thursday, Wembanyama was asked by Mike Finger of the San Antonio Express-News whether he would ever consider promoting a sports betting company. Victor Wembanyama was asked if he would ever sign a deal with a sports betting company: “Absolutely not. Hone

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Brandon Contes

    Charles Barkley admits there's a path to continuing 'Inside the NBA' another 'year or more' (opens the original)

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    Less AI and more AA in your search results. Charles Barkley was an amazing basketball player, he’s a great television analyst and personality, but he is awful at retiring. Barkley already announced this will be his last season on Inside the NBA, and he even double downed on that guarantee. But if there’s one thing you know from watching Barkley on Inside the NBA, his bold “guarantees” rarely forecast the actual outcome. During an appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast several weeks ago, Barkley

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Brandon Contes

    Stephen A. Smith reveals Kenny Smith part of ownership group bidding for Las Vegas NBA team (opens the original)

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    Less AI and more AA in your search results. As Charles Barkley announces looming retirements for himself and Ernie Johnson, it might be Kenny Smith who leaves Inside the NBA first. The NBA is currently reviewing three finalist groups bidding for ownership of the Las Vegas expansion team with an expected price tag between $12 and $13 billion for the franchise and new arena. One of those groups is led by Steve Apostolopoulos and Marc Lasry. And according to Stephen A. Smith, Kenny Smith is part of

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Brandon Contes

    Bryan Curtis thinks Charles Barkley is faking retirement again: 'He'll be back' (opens the original)

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    Less AI and more AA in your search results. Charles Barkley already announced this will be his last year on Inside the NBA, but he might not get a farewell tour, because nobody believes he’s retiring. Last month on The Bill Simmons Podcast, Barkley claimed this was going to be Ernie Johnson’s last season on Inside the NBA. And if it was going to be Johnson’s last season, Barkley said it will be his last season too, adding, “Me and Ernie are a package deal.” Barkley then proceeded to double down

  5. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Brandon Contes

    Bill Simmons 'worried' about Stephen A. Smith (opens the original)

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    Less AI and more AA in your search results. As ESPN focuses more on Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith focuses more on his independent ventures, Bill Simmons is worried about his former colleague. It wasn’t long ago that you would turn on ESPN and expect to see Stephen A. Smith in some capacity. But now ESPN is using Pat McAfee to test the limits of overexposure, while Smith does First Take for the Worldwide Leader, and that’s about it. Sure, he makes the occasional cameo on SportsCenter or Monday

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