DRaymond Green did not want to miss the return of Klay Thompson after 941 days without playing, but his decision has had terrible consequences for some bookmakers, who have lost millions of dollars due to the desire of the power forward to be present on the court when his partner returned.
During the pregame warmup, Green suffered a calf puncture. It would have been safe if it hadn’t been such a special occasion. Despite his illness, the Warriors power forward wanted to start to share the track with Thompson on his return to activity. Then he would make a foul, go to the bench and not play anymore. The plan was revealed by the franchise itself on social networks and, as if that were not enough, The Athletic, one of the most reliable media in terms of NBA information, also echoed it.
Before that breath given about 10 minutes before the start of the game, many were those who bet that Green finished with zero points, zero rebounds and zero assists. And so it was. He started as a starter, after seven seconds he committed a personal offense and sat on the bench to never come out again. His stat sheet showed only one foul and hundreds of bettors walked away with huge amounts of money.
The bookies that heard the news quickly withdrew the ability to put money into Green’s stats, but those who didn’t are going to have to pay huge amounts to the most alert bettors.