Social Media Sleuths Share Clips of Suspected Match-Fixing in NBA Games

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As NBA fans reel from the shock of the most recent match-fixing case, some are now on the lookout for instances of suspicious behavior in previous games. None of these instances are confirmed as match-fixing, but the videos do pose some interesting questions.

Adding fuel to the fire

In what is remarkably bad timing given Thursday’s arrests of Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, a game between the Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns the same day had two controversial calls that seems incorrect to many fans:

The first saw the referee failing to call Suns center Mark Williams for a three-second violation. Then Kings player Zach LaVine’s three-pointer in the final 20 seconds was incorrectly deemed to be two points.

correct call to award a three-pointer would have meant the game didn’t cover the spread

One irate bettor said that this was the most obvious example of point-shaving they’ve ever seen, as the correct call to award a three-pointer would have meant the game didn’t cover the spread:

Possible case to answer in Canada

The FBI indictment mentioned games involving the Toronto Raptors as the target of illegal betting using insider information. While former Raptors forward Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban for intentionally leaving games early to allow bettors to win prop bets, it’s unclear if the documents refer to a different player.

sprinting the length of the court in the final seconds of a game

An X user proposed another Toronto Raptors player he thought might be caught up in the betting scandal. He picked out Scottie Barnes bizarrely sprinting the length of the court in the final seconds of a game in February 2023 against the Utah Jazz to score a layup when the game was done as a contest, which meant that he hit his over 16.5 points total:

Durant under suspicion

Finally, a clip of Houston Rockets player Kevin Durant has been gaining traction on social media. In the clip, Durant appears to look towards a member of the crowd. The crowd member, who is stood directly on the sideline, seems to signal to Durant by tapping on his own hat.

Durant looks towards the man and seems to shake his head from side to side, a reaction that some social media sleuths believe shows Durant’s intention to disobey match-fixing orders. Check it out yourself:

Again, all of the allegations included in this article are purely speculation. Neither Scottie Barnes nor Kevin Durant have been named as suspects in any match-fixing investigation.

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