Congress Wants Answers from NBA Boss on Gambling Issues

Lawmakers are stepping in to ask the NBA about some serious gambling problems. They want to talk to the league's boss, Adam Silver, about recent scandals involving players and coaches. This comes after a few big names in the NBA were caught up in federal investigations related to illegal betting and game fixing. The group of lawmakers, from both sides of the political aisle, sent a letter to Silver. They want to know what the NBA is doing to stop this kind of thing. They also want to know if the league's rules are strong enough to keep players and coaches from getting involved in illegal gambling. The committee that sent the letter has looked into other big sports scandals before. They've looked at things like steroid use in baseball and abuse in the Olympics. Now, they're turning their attention to the NBA and its gambling problems. The lawmakers also want to know if the NBA is thinking about changing its deals with gambling companies. The NBA has official partnerships with big names like DraftKings and FanDuel. The committee wants to know if these partnerships are making the problem worse. This isn't the first time the NBA has had to deal with gambling issues. Back in 2007, a referee named Tim Donaghy was caught up in a betting scandal. More recently, there was an investigation into former Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter. So, this is a problem that has been around for a while. Adam Silver has already said that he thinks there should be more rules to stop game manipulation and bad behavior from fans. He wishes there was federal legislation instead of each state making its own rules. He also thinks the NBA needs to monitor how much betting is being advertised.