The Official 2025/2026 NBA Season - The New York Knicks Are The 2026 NBA CHAMPIONS!!!

Jimmy Butler's best friend, Ernesto "Erny" Plascencia, was recently indicted and arrested in connection with a major illegal sports betting and gambling probe. The sweeping investigation also implicated several former NBA players, such as Malik Beasley and Ed Davis. [1, 2, 3]

The Illegal Gambling Operation
  • The Scheme: Plascencia is accused of running an illegal sports betting ring that coerced or incentivized athletes to manipulate their on-court statistics to influence gambling outcomes. [1, 2]
  • Market Disruption: Authorities are investigating how far the ring reached. The probe includes allegations that Plascencia and his associates may have cleaned up in prediction markets (like Kalshi) by leveraging inside information and spreading disinformation regarding player movements and trades. [1, 2]
  • Social Media Fallout: Following the news of the indictments, Plascencia deleted his online accounts, including his ⁠Ernny Instagram and his Twitter presence. [1, 2]

Jimmy Butler's Current Status
  • Injury & Team: Butler—who is currently recovering from an injury that cut his 2025-2026 campaign short—is preparing to return next season, expecting to be competitive with the Golden State Warriors. [1]
  • Involvement: As of now, Butler himself has not been formally charged, but the ongoing federal and league probe continues to investigate his inner circle's ties to the illegal gambling scheme. [1, 2]


 
What did he do for the Lakers?

and you can't complain about the quality of the team and then want to get max money.

Brunson took less money....this muthafucka has been making millions since he was 17
There's currently 560-570 current active players in the NBA.

1 took less money and won a championship 2 years later. Let's stop making Brunson the barometer suggesting that players take less money to save billionaires money.

And what did he do for the Lakers? He got them a championship. And I'll kindly list 20 players who haven't won shit for their teams.

But I'm not.

And he got them past Houston shorthanded. and got swept by the defending champion Thunder.

So let's not act like Lebron did nothing with, or for the Lakers.
 
There's currently 560-570 current active players in the NBA.

1 took less money and won a championship 2 years later. Let's stop making Brunson the barometer suggesting that players take less money to save billionaires money.

And what did he do for the Lakers? He got them a championship. And I'll kindly list 20 players who haven't won shit for their teams.

But I'm not.

And he got them past Houston shorthanded. and got swept by the defending champion Thunder.

So let's not act like Lebron did nothing with, or for the Lakers.
 
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