‘It’s sad seeing players promote it’: Wembanyama says he will never endorse gambling companies
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"‘It’s sad seeing players promote it’: Wembanyama says he will never endorse gambling companies" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yahoo Sports, San Antonio Express-News, USA Today and The New York Times. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (7)
- Victor Wembanyama speaks out against NBA players promoting betting, prediction markets: 'I will never do that' Yahoo Sports · 8h ago
- Would Wembanyama ever endorse FanDuel or Polymarket? Don't bet on it San Antonio Express-News · 8h ago
- Victor Wembanyama takes strong stand against promoting sports betting USA Today · 8h ago
- Victor Wembanyama says it’s ‘very sad’ to see NBA players ‘promote’ prediction markets The New York Times · 8h ago
- ‘It’s sad seeing players promote it’: Wembanyama says he will never endorse gambling companies The Guardian · 8h ago
- Spurs' Victor Wembanyama blasts state of NBA and betting Yahoo Sports · 9h ago
- Spurs' Victor Wembanyama not interested in promoting betting sites ESPN · 9h ago
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