Howard Bryant

This day was coming.

And I think that the sports leagues had taken the position that I never agreed with.

I never quite understood it.

These players make so much money that they would not risk anything.

the adrenaline rush that comes with gambling.

And we've seen that not to be the case.

We've seen that Major League Baseball with Luis Ortiz and Emmanuel Classe are involved in a scandal.

They may never play again.

We've seen the Jonte Porter in the NBA.

Now the Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier case.

Obviously, in tennis, the issue was more economic.

The lower ranked players trying to fund their careers are susceptible because the players don't make any money until you reach the top 50.

You know, you've got to be a really, really good player to pay for that sport traveling around the world.

And the attitude has been that, well, essentially, the leagues are going to take the money.

The commercials are everywhere.

I mean, media is funded by DraftKings and FanDuel and the rest of it.

And then the players take the fall.

And so the more you watch these games with your high-definition televisions and the controversial calls, especially in the NFL and the NBA, the more you begin to wonder, are you watching a legitimate contest?

And that is the death knell for sports.

So the question is really going to be,