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Former Bull Jay Williams Says Players Used To Bet $20K On Rock, Paper, Scissors

I remember the middle school days of betting on the most outlandish things that popped into your head. Specifically, I played a best-of-three game of “Rock, Paper, Scissors” to see whether my friend or I would take our lunch trays up to the washroom counter before lunch ended. Needless to say, it was a sweep, and I strolled to gym class unbeaten.

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But, in all the little games back in those days, never once did I say to myself, “Hey, let’s bet $20,000 on this game of Rock, Paper, Scissors.” According to Jay Williams, a former draft pick of the Chicago Bulls, that was a common theme during his short career in the NBA.