LeBron James said he didn’t know longtime manager and business partner Maverick Carter placed bets on NBA games via an illegal bookie, a revelation reported Thursday by the Washington Post.
The Post reported Carter confirmed he placed bets on NBA games during an interview in November 2021 by federal agents investigating Wayne Nix, who has since pleaded guilty to charges related to running an offshore sports-betting ring. Carter told agents he “could not remember placing any bets on the Lakers,” according to an investigative report reviewed by the Post.
Adam Mendelsohn, a spokesman for James and Carter, told The Post: “Mr.