James is suspected of match-fixing, and the business manager has repeatedly placed illegal bets on football, and the league will intervene in the investigation
LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a big up-and-down game recently, beating the 76ers by 44 points and the Pistons by 26 points. Now, it has lost to the Thunder by 23 points. Many fans and media were shocked by the Lakers' performance, because we saw in the game that the Lakers players didn't seem to focus on the court in the losing game, they seemed to be roaming.
Many fans said that the Lakers were playing match-fixing, and they have not played their true strength since the new season. In games where the big score is lost, the Lakers players always have some shocking game scenes on both offensive and defensive ends.
Soon, according to US media reports, LeBron James's friend Mawalli Carter was revealed to have admitted that he had illegally bet and gambled in NBA games. You must know that this person is also the commercial manager of LeBron James, and this matter also implicated LeBron James, many fans and media believe that LeBron James may also be involved, otherwise, LeBron James is unlikely to build such a powerful business empire.
In the face of illegal betting on NBA games, bookmakers must not tolerate it, after all, it involves the interests of their own companies, and it is legal for the outside world to bet on the NBA on their own, and they have agreements and contracts with the NBA. LeBron James' business manager, Marval Carter, admitted that he bet at least 20 times on basketball games, and each time the amount was not small.
During the Stern era, the NBA cracked down on the legalization of basketball betting, which was also to prevent players from manipulating the game. However, under Xiao Hua's leadership, the NBA and the bookmaker have reached a cooperative relationship, and the NBA has also benefited a lot from it. According to ESPN, Mahuali Carter is not the main target of their investigation, they are trying to catch the culprits.
"In 2021, prior to the legalization of sports betting in 38 states and the District of Columbia, Mahuali Carter gave an interview to federal law enforcement about their investigation into Wayne Nix, and Mr. Carter was not the target of the investigation, he cooperated, was never charged, and was never contacted again regarding the matter. ”
The NBA strictly prohibits league staff from gambling, and agents, players, team officials, and league officials are strictly prohibited from gambling. In fact, it was discovered by accident when law enforcement investigated Wayne Nix, a baseball pitcher, and found that he had conspired to run an illegal sports gambling business and file false tax returns. Later, from the list of records of Wayne Nix, Ma Huali Carter was discovered, and when he was touching the melon, he found out that this person turned out to be the commercial manager of LeBron James, the first person in the NBA.
The outside world is curious, in fact, he is the manager of LeBron James's business empire, and LeBron James has a lot of things related to business interests, and it is inconvenient to come forward to deal with them, and Mahuali Carter is the key person who stands up to help LeBron James in these things.
He is one of the most powerful and influential people in LeBron's inner circle, and as CEO of SpringHill Entertainment and Uninterrupted, he was instrumental in helping LeBron James build tremendous influence and success in the entertainment and business worlds. On top of that, he followed LeBron James early on.
LeBron James played basketball in the NBA for 21 seasons, and he worked tirelessly to set a good example. We can see that LeBron James has almost zero off-court scandals in his career, and this time because of his business manager, he was caught in a gambling storm.
It is possible that the league will investigate LeBron James' team, and it is also possible that LeBron James himself will be investigated by the league. However, considering LeBron James's influence, the league will not investigate LeBron James publicly, but will secretly investigate, after all, LeBron James is still their signature player.