The WNBA posts and then deletes content that appears to show star players Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese making a $400 wager on a game between their teams. According to multiple reports, the league’s social media account published a video during All-Star weekend featuring the two players placing the bet, which quickly circulated online. Fans criticized the posting, arguing it may conflict with WNBA rules contained in the league’s collective bargaining agreement. Fox News and Yahoo Sports both describe the wager as being for $400 and say the WNBA deleted the post or video shortly after it appeared. The New York Post also reports that the league removed the content. The reports characterize the incident as a potential hypocrisy or compliance issue, but they do not indicate that the league has issued a formal ruling beyond removing the material. The league’s action suggests it determined the content should not remain public, though the specific rule interpretation or any disciplinary steps are not described in the provided accounts.
WNBA removes social post showing Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese making a wager
The WNBA posts and then deletes content that appears to show star players Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese making a $400 wager on a game between their teams. According to multiple reports, the league’s...
- A WNBA social media video appears to show Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese making a friendly $400 wager.
- Reports say the content is posted during All-Star weekend and then deleted shortly afterward.
- Multiple outlets link the deleted post to concerns that it may violate the WNBA’s collective bargaining agreement or league gambling rules.
- The incident spreads after fans share the video online and criticize the league’s handling of the matter.
- No outcome beyond deletion is described in the provided reporting.
Leave it to the WNBA to create a potential gambling scandal of its own making involving two of its most high-profile stars.
2 hours agoThe WNBA recently posted a video featuring Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese during the All-Star weekend, which they had to delete right away. In the video, which made the rounds on social media, Bueckers and Reese made a $400 wager…
2 hours agoThe video, which was quickly deleted, appeared to show Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers making a friendly $400 wager on Wednesday night's game between their two teams.
2 hours agoThe WNBA's own social media team posted a Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese $400 bet that appears to violate the league's collective bargaining agreement.
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