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2 days ago
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Michael Porter Jr.'s ‘absurd' betting comments highlight NBA's hypocrisy
Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill and fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus discuss the Nets forward's remarks on a recent podcast around gambling in basketball. Hear the full conversation on 'Good Word with Goodwill' and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript We have to talk about Michael Porter Jr. I don't know if we should continue giving him microphones. No, cut that or take microphones away. I don't know if y'all heard what he said. The audio sounds better than the way I will read it. He talked about sports gambling. Now keep in mind, his brother Jonte was the first major name in the NBA that was nailed for sports gambling. If y'all homies bet 10K on my under this one game, I'm gonna act like I got an injury and they all get a bag. OK. Where are your homies getting 100 from Michael Porter Jr.? Like, before we get into the absurdity of everything you just said. If your homies are broke, all of them, if you, all your homies individually bet 1000 on your unders, A. You're going to jail, right? And you just said this on a podcast. Are you a plum fool? What are you doing? Like, just shut up, bro. Like, don't say the quiet part out loud. Like, you don't need to be aired, especially when this is your brother. Your brother is literally going through this. He has been banned from the NBA and yet you still are talking about, oh well, yeah, well, you know what I'm saying? I could just, you know, take myself out of the game and call an injury, whatever, we all get paid. Clown, certified clown. I will say this and I will be very clear. I will say something blue in the face. Pro sports leagues having business relationships with gambling out in the open makes them complicit to the hypocrisy of all this. The biggest, most valuable commodity in today's media is live sports rights. In this media, the streaming world, this cord-cutting world, live sports rights are the single most valuable commodity in entertainment and television, which explains the $4 billion valuations for teams, which explains the rising salaries for players for playing the game with integrity. If all of a sudden y'all think this becomes WWE they're gonna wind up becoming WCW. I know what happened to that. Close
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2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NBA schedule leaks, MPJ's unfortunate comments and LeBron vs. Steph
On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill and Dan Titus react to NBA Opening Night and Christmas Day games leaking. Which games are the most fascinating? Next, Vince and Dan make their way too early MVP predictions and Vince goes off on Michael Porter Jr.'s gambling comments. Later, Vince and Dan discuss if the Los Angeles Clippers can win a championship before choosing which current or former NBA player should have a podcast. (2:33) NBA Opening night games have leaked (11:30) The LeBron and Steph era (15:06) Most interesting Christmas Day games (21:56) Teams that will make a major leap this upcoming season (29:26) Way too early MVP predictions (37:19) Michael Porter Jr. comments on sports gambling (43:27) Bradley Beal, Clippers real contenders? (46:47) What current or former NBA player should have a podcast? (52:23) Blazers sell for $4 Billion Subscribe to Good Word with Goodwill Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube 🖥️
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2 days ago
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Blazers reportedly sold for $4 billion - is that a bargain?
Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill and fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus discuss the reported sale of the Portland franchise to Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon. Hear the full conversation on 'Good Word with Goodwill' and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript The Portland Trail Blazers were sold from the Paul G. Allen Trust to NHL owner, I believe, of the Carolina Hurricanes. Tom Dundon for $4 billion, y'all, $4 billion. And you're thinking like, man, that is a huge number for a team that needs a new arena, right? Even though I love the Moda Center and I love the location. I just love Portland as a whole. Like, Portland is one of those sort of undiscovered gems on the NBA beat. Like when I was a beat writer, Portland would be one of those places like, Man, I can't wait to get to Portland. But just the crazy numbers, like we don't, we don't know so much about him. He came from the venture capitalist world. He owns the, uh, like I said, the Carolina Hurricanes. He also owns So clearly he's getting on the ground floor of a lot of different things. Something tells me that if he's buying it for $4 billion, this might be worth a lot more. I think a lot of the moves that they made probably helped increase that valuation a little bit, like bringing back Damian Lillard, you know, if you're trying to sell tickets, that's the way to do it. You now have the Asian market with Young Hansen. This is a good, I mean, it's a good team. I think they're gonna be a lot better this year. So, you know, for $4 billion, considering that the Celtics went for $6, seems like probably pretty decent value. Um, Lakers went for $10, right? Right. So I mean, I think he kind of swooped in, Tom Dundon. If he's a venture capital guy, obviously he's good with finances and money. That could actually be a really good deal. Um, shout out to the, to the Paul Allen Trust who bought the franchise for $70 million and flipped it for $4 billion. That's a, that's a nice little W. Yeah, yeah. I think that's all the owners who have were old money, like the old, old money. Now it's a lot of new money. So many teams have changed hands since the 2011 collective bargaining agreement, which lets you know how big of an investment the NBA is when the VCs are in it and are taking over. Close
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31-07-2025
- Entertainment
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Knicks outlook under Mike Brown, Luka Dončić on a mission and LeBron's next business venture
On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Vincent Goodwill and Ian Begley discuss the outlook for the New York Knicks with Mike Brown at the helm. Next, Vince and Ian react to Luka Doncic's slim stature and how it can benefit him on the court. Later, Vince and Ian unpack LeBron James' potential plan for creating an international basketball league and is it leverage for him to eventually own an NBA team. (1:31) New York Knicks outlook under Mike Brown (12:01) Is Mikal Bridges future with Knicks tied to Giannis Antetokounmpo? (18:26) Luka Doncic and his substantial weight loss (25:38) Jonathan Kuminga's battle with restricted free agency (32:50) LeBron James' potential new business venture real or leverage? (41:47) Raptors still searching for new team president. Subscribe to Good Word with Goodwill Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube 🖥️
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24-07-2025
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Would Tyrese Haliburton have avoided injury if season was shorter?
Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill and analyst Dan Titus discuss the increase in injuries to NBA players and if the pace of play and length of season are to blame. Hear the full conversation on 'Good Word with Goodwill' and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen. View more Video Transcript Are NBA players playing too many games? Like, should the season have less than 82 games? Could that have prevented Tyrese Halliburton from straining his calf and then tearing his Achilles in the last game of the season? I know where I sit on it. I think it's ridiculous that we're talking about shortening the season or saying anyone is playing too much basketball during the regular season. But what say you? I mean, I think it's not the length of the season. I think it's the pace of play, the style of play. And this goes back to probably AAU levels of players just playing, putting too much load on their bodies. There are a lot of factors that go into play here, but I don't think shortening the season is the answer. That's not gonna happen; the board of governors would never approve of that. There's just too much money to be made. This is why depth and roster building is so critical. And maybe you expand the rosters, or maybe this goes into the expansion conversation that has been put on hold for three years. We gotta expand the rosters because there are just going to be more frequent injuries like this. I think Tyrese Halliburton knew the risks of what he was doing. He got a calf injury. If you're gonna push a calf injury, there's only one way that's gonna go. Yeah, maybe you can force it and make it through, or you're gonna snap your Achilles. Let's say you did shorten the season, right? Cause the league has done everything to get players more rest throughout the course of the season. There are fewer back-to-backs, fewer 3s and 4s, a longer All-Star break. All these things, right? And players still get hurt because the human body ain't built for this stuff. The human body is not built for the age of specialization. When players are playing one sport from the point that they're 10 years old, because their parents and their AAU coaches see dollar signs and like, you gotta get to the money. And that's where we are, unfortunately, with all of this nonsense. It's nonsense. It's not, it's not on the NBA. All of these offenses are geared towards, let's get our best player to have the highest usage possible. So you're gonna have the wear and tear plus the extra load, the pace of the game. It's so freaking fast. And so maybe we just don't need to play that fast. Maybe we need to play a little slower for the betterment of the game, for the betterment of everybody else. Close
