Players Ho-Hum About In-Flight Gambling Ban

by Net Income on Jan 8, 2010 3:02 PM EST

Devin Harris says he reads. Chris Douglas-Roberts says he listens to music and doesn't gamble, period. Jarvis Hayes says the same. Trenton Hassell admits to video games. Bobby Simmons? Too cheap. As for Brook Lopez, anyone who pronounces Harrah's as "Hur-rahs" isn't likely to be a gambler. So the Nets' in-flight gambling ban is a non-issue. We do wonder how dice player Rafer Alston would have reacted.

Play for Fun - Al Iannazzone - In the 'Zzone
No more gambling for Nets - Julian Garcia - The InterNets
No bets for Nets - Fred Kerber - New York Post Nets Blog
Nets ban gambling on team plane (Video) - Mike Golic & Mike Greenberg - ESPN
Phil: Gambling on planes OK - Jeff Eisenberg - Riverside Press-Enterprise
D'Antoni: No need to ban card playing on trips - Marc Berman - New York Post
Rivers: Stakes on a plane OK with Celtics - Gary Washburn - Boston Globe
Gambling, weapons not a concern with Suns - Paul Coro - Arizona Republic

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Um, Rafer wouldn’t have been able to get a game if he was on the Nets since none of the other players supposedly gamble.

Hey, Rod…win some games

by Trenton on Jan 8, 2010 3:21 PM EST reply actions

Rafer has amazing powers of persuasion. He got the Nets to buy him out.

by Net Income on Jan 8, 2010 3:26 PM EST reply actions

True…I guess some of our younger guys could have fallen victim to his peer pressure if pressed.

by Trenton on Jan 8, 2010 3:28 PM EST reply actions

Maybe Yi is a big-time gambler? Him and Josh Boone drawing guns on each other after a poker game gone bad?

by NiceBull on Jan 8, 2010 4:37 PM EST reply actions

Rafer agreed to forfeit a million dollars to be released from his contract. Thats the type of persuasion the Nets will give into every time. My guess is if Simmons, Hassell, or Battie agreed to the same, they would be bought out also. The Nets would probably throw in a complimentary Ipod in Simmons’s case.

by Chris2 on Jan 8, 2010 4:55 PM EST reply actions