LOADINGERROR LOADINGESPN was caught between a bit of a rock and a hard place on Thursday while discussing the NBA gambling scandal.“Get Up” anchor Mike Greenberg was discussing the arrests of Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier. He noted that, until recently, sports gambling “was something that networks like ESPN would stay far away from” before acknowledging, “Those days are obviously long behind us.”Advertisement
Ironically, Greenberg made his point just as a chyron reading “Bet $10, Get $100” for ESPN Bet, the network’s gambling venture, appeared at the bottom-right corner of the screen.That is, until the promo disappeared without warning at the 24-second mark of the segment.ESPN just quietly removed their “ESPN Bet” logo during a segment on Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups’ gambling arrests this morningYou can’t make this up. 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/gGFmVCqhR0— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 23, 2025ESPN declined to comment about the chyron, but the juxtaposition between the sports network covering a hard news story involving gambling while also trying to push its own sports betting business was just too ironic for many people.Advertisement
One observer noted the chyron only disappeared when the “Get Up” hosts were discussing the NBA scandal, and was there for the vast majority of the episode.Saagar wasn’t joking fr.FYI: Check the ESPN Get Up live feed on YouTube. I scrolled through show and the bottom chyron was on for basically everything except the NBA scandal part: https://t.co/fvp7gRtHvu https://t.co/DejWcfBr4Y pic.twitter.com/LX62FTl4hv— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) October 23, 2025And, yes, there was mockery.This is pretty funny, an ESPN Bet promo is on the screen while ESPN discusses the NBA sports gambling scandal. pic.twitter.com/r0BhYwEg4O— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) October 23, 2025Advertisement
ESPN just quietly removed their “ESPN Bet” logo during a segment on Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups’ gambling arrests this morningYou can’t make this up. 💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/gGFmVCqhR0— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 23, 2025ESPN tried to slyly remove promotion of “ESPN Bet” from the lower third of the screen, while covering the gambling arrests of NBA player, Terry Rozier, Hall of Famer/Trail Blazers HC, Chauncey Billups, among others…Absolute clown show 🤡pic.twitter.com/cSHPFj5foR— Jon Root (@JonnyRoot_) October 23, 2025ESPN removing the betting banner we just saw literally 5 seconds ago:pic.twitter.com/3qoy18v3Mr— Sum (@sue_meet) October 23, 2025Advertisement
ESPN quietly removed the chyron that displayed an ad for ESPN Bet as Mike Greenberg monologues on how ESPN used to stay away from betting pic.twitter.com/IRduQeqRnH— All Things Chicago Sports (@things_sox) October 23, 2025ESPN has faced other issues while covering the gambling scandal.BecauseTruthStill MattersYour SupportFuelsOur MissionYour SupportFuelsOur MissionYour Support Fuels Our ReportingIn a time of misinformation and noise, HuffPost stays grounded in facts and empathy. Your membership fuels journalism that strengthens democracy. Join now and protect truth where it matters most.We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves.Thank you again for your support along the way. We’re truly grateful for readers like you! Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever. We hope you will join us once again.We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves.Thank you again for your support along the way. We’re truly grateful for readers like you! Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Now as we continue, we need your help more than ever. We hope you will join us once again.Support HuffPostAlready a member? Log in to hide these messages.After commentator Stephen A. Smith claimed the arrests happened because President Donald Trump is out to get the NBA, FBI Director Kash Patel called the statement “the single dumbest thing I’ve ever heard out of anyone in modern history.”RelatedNBAESPNGamblingFormer NBA Star Gilbert Arenas Indicted In Underground High-Stakes Gambling Ring'The Dumbest': Kash Patel Rips Stephen A. Smith's Take On NBA Gambling Arrests2 Bombshell Indictments Lead To Arrests Of 3 Current And Former NBA PlayersShock NBA Gambling Arrests: Player & Coach Pinched — 4 Top Mafia Families Implicated!