[jjgold]

Metta World Peace, the basketball player formerly known as Ron Artest, told Yahoo Sports that on multiple occasions he was approached to fix games when he played for St. John's in the late 1990s.
The 18-year NBA veteran specifically noted he was once offered $35,000 to throw a St. John's game, and that he was approached in his neighborhood. He did not specify who attempted to bribe him.
"I've been approached in college," Metta World Peace admits in the video embedded below. "I got approached a couple times to throw games. The one interesting time, they come to me in my neighborhood and say, 'Hey, you know, I got $35,000 for you.' I'm like, 'All right, that's cool. I'll take $35,000.' They said, 'We need you to throw a game.' I said, that's when I'm like, 'You a—hole.' But it crossed my mind: $35,000 to throw a game? Not bad. But, you know, that's the problem. When you don't have no money, they find these kids that don't have money and attack them. But it's like, what if I was some kid that was a little scared? 'OK, I'll do it.'"

[Kermit]

I remember when he got pulled over driving some kind of Indy car.

[jjgold]

This is bad

Regulation going to be stifling

[Otters27]

JJ. All players will have to take training for game fixing prevention now

[RangeFinder]

This happens all the time to college players

More than anyone knows

[ikid2groove415]

Malice in the palace - the guy is a NUT - This dope act like fix Games hasn’t already happen? Legal or illegal

[KVB]

This is not news Mr. Gold.

He played East Coast college ball in the 90's, it was par for the course. Shit was winding down then but those players that were into gambling didn't get a choice.

What Artest isn't mentioning is that the 35K wasn't an "offer", it was more likely relief of debt.

He took the relief, shaved the points, then told the world about it years later.

[Grits n' Gravy]

This is not news Mr. Gold.

He played East Coast college ball in the 90's, it was par for the course. Shit was winding down then but those players that were into gambling didn't get a choice.

What Artest isn't mentioning is that the 35K wasn't an "offer", it was more likely relief of debt.

He took the relief, shaved the points, then told the world about it years later.

yup

prop bets are where the dirty stuff goes down these days though.

[JIBBBY]

Tell us something we don't already know.. Happened more often in Boxing.. Individual man sports.. Team sports it gets a little tricky because one person on team can't always absolutely affect a game out come. Bribers know this..

I worry betting on aging MMA fighters as they seem most vulnerable to get tempted to throw fights for bigger pay outs outside the checks they get from the MMA organizations.. I can see that happening alot in MMA and in some of the big fights also.. Makes me stop and think twice at times when capping.. You just never know??? Main reason I keep my MMA betting to $100 a play mostly, get nervous to load up at times on an obvious play.....

I've seen alot of PRO MMA fighters give up their necks with very little resistance at times. Sketchy KO's too. Leaves me scratching my head..

[kyhawk]

Guy is a psycho. Hard to believe.

[jjgold]

sports betting is bad

[2daBank]

When did this asshat ever have anything to do with the outcome of a game? Ever seen his "shot"? He never had a clue if it was going in? I guess they could have just told him to take 20+ shots, that would surely cement the outcome!

[JIBBBY]

When did this asshat ever have anything to do with the outcome of a game? Ever seen his "shot"? He never had a clue if it was going in? I guess they could have just told him to take 20+ shots, that would surely cement the outcome!

The coach would bench him and not even give him the opportunity to effect a game late if he was tanking early on..

[Snowball]

Artest was a wreck. Widened his perspective a lot when MWP.
Remember lots of missed 3's... would not surprise me at all
if some were intentional.

[2daBank]

Artest was a wreck. Widened his perspective a lot when MWP.
Remember lots of missed 3's... would not surprise me at all
if some were intentional.

That would be implying dude could shoot. Pretty sure if I'm trying to fix a game that unstable goodball be last place I'd look.

[paco]

When did this asshat ever have anything to do with the outcome of a game? Ever seen his "shot"? He never had a clue if it was going in? I guess they could have just told him to take 20+ shots, that would surely cement the outcome!

Game 7 against Celtics. Dude was balling on defense also and truth he won that game at end also

[2daBank]

Game 7 against Celtics. Dude was balling on defense also and truth he won that game at end also

He could definitely d some guys up and bring some serious energy to a game. Just wouldn't be guy I would approach bout fixing a game!!

[Grits n' Gravy]

When did this asshat ever have anything to do with the outcome of a game? Ever seen his "shot"? He never had a clue if it was going in? I guess they could have just told him to take 20+ shots, that would surely cement the outcome!

He was an all NBA player before career got derailed by white trash thinking it is ok to throw beer on someone who is at work.

[shadymcgrady]

Artest was at one point the best 2 way player in the nba and a top 3 candidate for mvp before the malice at the palace

He would've destroyed anyone in the league today in a brawl. Guy was a real ball player just a little nuts

You guys need to get your bball knowledge up

[KVB]

He could definitely d some guys up and bring some serious energy to a game. Just wouldn't be guy I would approach bout fixing a game!!

Nearly everybody was groomed to be approached. The best leverage was when these guys liked to gamble, and as friends they gambled together.

The idea that some guy just approached another with a big cash offer out of the blue is almost a myth. It occurred, buy it was very rare and not the MO of the regular betting crews.

There's too much risk in the player reporting you that way, it's better when the player is tied into it, with an established relationship. Even if that relationship was with a low level bookie or associates.

[El Terrible]

I remember when he got pulled over driving some kind of Indy car.

I remember when he got a minimum wage job at Circuit City when he was playing for the Bulls

[El Terrible]

This happens all the time to college players

More than anyone knows

I think everyone knows it happens all the time?

[KVB]

Artest was always a brawler in some tough playground basketball.

He watched Lloyd Newton get stabbed and killed during a game once.

There are interviews about it....

Speaking more about his passion for basketball early on in his life, Metta admitted that he became more aggressive with his skills after watching his idol Lloyd Newton get killed on the court. The Lakers baller told us that "When Lloyd Newton died, the way we played basketball in the neighborhood changed. The level of intensity went up, and I grew up in that era."

[jjgold]

Artest was always good player

[KVB]

Tell us something we don't already know.. Happened more often in Boxing...

Happened more often?

This tells me that you may watch boxing, maybe even follow boxing, and have read a lot of stories.

It also tells me that you may not understand how the sport of boxing works, with the exception of local lower level matches.

Without giving much detail with first person knowledge, let me just say it has nothing to do with the boxer and his skill.

Promoter's are the decision makers in those arenas and there are layers of protection.

[lakerboy]

Lower name school games rigged regularly. No one reason touts always try to sell college picks

[johnnyvegas13]

Lower name school games rigged regularly. No one reason touts always try to sell college picks

No they arnyttt

the only gm that was obv rigged this year was Fsu Michigan

[jjgold]

MMA the worst

Fixes all the time

[lakerboy]

No they arnyttt

the only gm that was obv rigged this year was Fsu Michigan

That is not an example of lower name schools.

[johnnyvegas13]

That is not an example of lower name schools.

Give me an example of a lower named schhoooll

[Grits n' Gravy]

Happened more often?

This tells me that you may watch boxing, maybe even follow boxing, and have read a lot of stories.

It also tells me that you may not understand how the sport of boxing works, with the exception of local lower level matches.

Without giving much detail with first person knowledge, let me just say it has nothing to do with the boxer and his skill.

Promoter's are the decision makers in those arenas and there are layers of protection.

Jibby is a blowhard pussy of very limited intelligence who pisses sitting down. You are going way over his head here.

[JIBBBY]

Jibby is a blowhard pussy of very limited intelligence who pisses sitting down. You are going way over his head here.

Speak for yourself Gritters.. I know and understand everything spewed out on this forum Einstein.. Nothing gets past me.. Fixed sports gambling is old news...

Please reset and retry again pal..

[lakerboy]

Give me an example of a lower named schhoooll

Non ranked schools that have low volume and when bets come in on them the monitor moves.

[El Terrible]

Non ranked schools that have low volume and when bets come in on them the monitor moves.

You're wrong Lakerboy, a high profile highly bet game is more apt to be fixed. You can't put 100k on Alcon State vs Prairie View without people noticing.

[thellama]

Pros are not going to throw games, that's just fuking dumb, they make so much money. This law doesn't change anything... lets not pretend that the crooks were just waiting for gambling to be legal before organizing a fix. Maybe college you have an argument.