Nets Ban Gambling on Team Flights
by NetsDaily on Jan 7, 2010 10:39 PM EST
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The Wizards' locker room gun situation began with a game of bourré on a team flight, and gambling among players is an acknowledged problem across the NBA. So Rod Thorn and Bruce Ratner got together and decided to ban gambling on the team plane. Thorn says that the Nets have never had a problem with gambling, but "Why take a chance on something like that happening?" Players don't seem to mind.
- Gun Case Raises Specter of Gambling in N.B.A. - Howard Beck - New York Times
- All bets are off: Nets ban gambling on team plane - AP
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Pretty soon their going to be checking the opposing team coming into the Izod center instead of checking the fans. Id say check our NETS too but we don’t pack any heat or intimidation so.
by psychonetsfan34 on Jan 7, 2010 10:52 PM EST reply actions
I think the REAL news here is that this cheap team of ours still has it’s own plane.
by jb on Jan 7, 2010 10:57 PM EST reply actions
Gambling will no longer be permitted in any NBA facility, bus or plane. Smart move by Commissioner Stern.
by matt on Jan 7, 2010 11:03 PM EST reply actions
Damn I didn’t even think of that. But it is true, I would have thought they traveled around on the Tropic’s bus from the movie Semi-Pro…..E.L.E….Everybody Love Everybody…EVERYBODY LOVE EVERYBODY!
by psychonetsfan34 on Jan 7, 2010 11:05 PM EST reply actions
matt, try reading the story again…
“There are indications that the N.B.A. is now considering new gambling restrictions for players. One team has already acted. On Wednesday, the Nets informed players that gambling was no longer permitted on team flights.”
by NetsDaily on Jan 7, 2010 11:07 PM EST reply actions
LOL I pictured the whole team carpooling in Trenton Hassell’s winebago, betting on a game of Uno between Yi and TWill.
by JB on Jan 7, 2010 11:14 PM EST reply actions
@ JB
I almost choked on my sandwhich lmao….
by psychonetsfan34 on Jan 7, 2010 11:44 PM EST reply actions
Jay Leno tonight…
AS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE NBA HAS SUSPENDED GILBERT ARENAS INDEFINITELY, WITHOUT PAY, FOR BRINGING GUNS INTO AN NBA ARENA. THEN TODAY, THE NBA LOOKED AT THE NEW JERSEY NETS ROSTER AND SUSPENDED ALL OF THEM FOR HAVING ABSOLUTELY NO WEAPONS AT ALL.
by Net Income on Jan 7, 2010 11:53 PM EST reply actions
Maybe now the nets can focus on playing… No more gambling… They can spend the extra time talking about the game.
by jj22 on Jan 8, 2010 12:36 AM EST reply actions
or perhaps chatting about the newest paella recipe…one with more spices or their investment strategies or whether CDR’s latest tatoo—the one with the footnotes—is a good thing or a bad thing…ANYTHING other than being 3-33.
by Net Income on Jan 8, 2010 12:52 AM EST reply actions
Guns in the Nets’ locker room? Suicide pact rather than gambling dispute one would suspect….
by Angus on Jan 8, 2010 1:30 AM EST reply actions
This is old news and I am confused. I think “playing defense” and “hitting open shots” must also have been banned. 3-33 with no signs of progress on the defensive end. Maybe Sean can lead practices with a drill based on throwing PCs at store clerks in malls? This builds reflexes and upper forearm muscles… We just looked awful in the last game. I am disgusted.
by Paul Erstein on Jan 8, 2010 6:31 AM EST reply actions
How about the Nets talk about something in the airplane that can help the team win… Such as putting the ball in the basket oooooooooooooor playing defense and not looking like you got your head up your aaass…. But then again trying alone doesn’t really do it in the NBA… There is absolutely no Talent on this team…
by tvtechownv on Jan 8, 2010 8:18 AM EST reply actions
Good move by Stern. Hate to see these young guys with short careers getting into high stakes games where they can blow a year’s savings in a plane trip.
by mt57 on Jan 8, 2010 9:08 AM EST reply actions
It’s nuts to permit such high stakes games when the league is just getting over a betting scandal. Gambling is an addiction as much as alcohol or drugs or tobacco.
by Net Income on Jan 8, 2010 10:11 AM EST reply actions
Ratner – oh please. His entire real estate dream which would include stealing the Nets from its fans was and is a gamble. Moral lessons from him are absolutely laughable.
by Isaac on Jan 8, 2010 10:41 AM EST reply actions
I “bet” the players union would object, until now.
A few knucleheads ruin it for everybody. Just like in real life. LOL
by Mike on Jan 8, 2010 11:10 AM EST reply actions
they need to ban together and figure out how to play basketball together cause right now i can go scoop up a couple of my boys and run this team into the ground …. you can BET ON THAT!!
by MIKE2RED on Jan 8, 2010 11:32 AM EST reply actions
Atleast, Leno still considers us the NEW JERSEY NETS!
by JustinNJ on Jan 8, 2010 11:37 AM EST reply actions
If they were smart they would bet against themselves.
by Jersey Pride on Jan 8, 2010 11:52 AM EST reply actions
@jb
Its similar to the plane Indy and short round crash in from Temple of Doom, but it is a plane.
by dj on Jan 8, 2010 12:47 PM EST reply actions
at Mick:
Let’s try getting to five before we even worry about 9. Disgrace.
by Isaac on Jan 8, 2010 1:55 PM EST reply actions
Are you kidding me? They dont HAVE THEIR OWN PLANE. DO YOU KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE THAT IS? They charter flights. They cant fly commercial….how would you fit a 7-footer in coach LOLOL
by John Smith on Jan 8, 2010 1:58 PM EST reply actions
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