On his way home after attending an event at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center a few years ago, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred received a phone call from his NBA counterpart, Adam Silver. The call was ostensibly about another topic, but Silver couldn’t help but note some recent headlines in which Manfred had been advocating for faster pace of play in baseball.
Silver then told Manfred, “Just remember, your pace of play is perfect for in-game sports betting.”
“And he’s right about that,” Manfred said at last week’s SportTechie State of the Industry conference, which coincidentally was also held at Barclays.