Wake-up call in the form of a guideline to fight against sports betting. The NBA will take action now. At least, putting a patch on seeing that last season a case occurred again among the members of the competition. To do this, it is going to restore an old law that, although it was still in force, did so with greatly eased conditions. As reported CUTparticipants on the field will be restricted from using mobile phones for the entire duration of the matches. Team professionals will not be able to use cell phones to go on social networks or share videos and information with match officials, press or management members from 45 minutes before kickoff until they have completed their task of attending to the media.
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The NBA will soon communicate this measure so that it comes into effect next week, that is, it will be put into effect during the entire next season.
What has made the giant led by Adam Silver make this decision? What happened last year with Jontay Porter, who while with the Toronto Raptors was caught in a small sports betting plot. The illegality, in terms of the League, of the Missouri player was first investigated and then resulted in a lifetime expulsion from this competition. Even the NBA grew so that he could not sign for the Greek Promitheas, an operation that was about to close in the month of July. But that was a decision based on one person, not a collective regulation. Now the intention is to raise awareness by reviving a ban that had been imposed. This will attempt two things: to keep the players focused on the action on the field and to maintain the red lines of the integrity of the sport. Both the League and its players’ union have participated in this decision. Both those who are in the call and those who are inactive will be included in this requirement.
The NBA Thus, it acts against betting even though it maintains commercial agreements with the companies that are dedicated to it, a duality in which common sense is only unidirectional.
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There are some caveats that should be mentioned, as revealed by journalist Ian Begley. The team members will designate a communication channel during the prohibition period, which will be a single person. This will be the one in charge of referring calls or messages in case of an emergency. There are other peculiar prohibitions in the NBA that can be consulted on its official website. In addition to the above, another exception to consider: if a medical problem occurs during the match, the player or coach is allowed to have his or her phone without this meaning breaking the aforementioned regulations.
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