Monday’s Supreme Court decision to officially make sports gambling legal at the federal level, opening the door to allow individual states to legalize the practice, left many questions, especially in regard to how it will affect professional sports league. ESPN senior writer Brian Windhorst has compiled a handy FAQ for how the decision is expected to affect the NBA specifically.
Among the more interesting explanations:
Q: Will the players get a cut?
A: Absolutely. Sponsorships fall under basketball-related income (BRI), and the players get 50 percent of that money.