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NBA fans want the NBA investigated after the draft lottery. Last month, NBA superstar LeBron James implied that the NBA draft lottery was rigged.
“During the lottery drop, Cleveland got the No. 1 pick,” James said. “I just don’t think that was – what a coincidence. Let’s keep LeBron home. You know what? Patrick Ewing to the Knicks. Derrick Rose to the Bulls. I understand the assignment, guys.”
LeBron been said the lottery is rigged lol pic.twitter.com/3WDmTeLAHF https://t.co/Yw7uUpM5vZ
— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) May 12, 2025
On Monday night, many fans felt the lottery was rigged after the Dallas Mavericks, who traded away Luka Doncic to the Lakers, won the NBA draft lottery with only 1.8 percent chance to win it.
The Mavericks had a 1.8 percent chance to land that top pick. They had a better chance of drawing a specific card from a 52-card deck (1.92 percent chance) than winning tonight’s lottery. 👀
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) May 12, 2025
Even Mavs CEO Rick Welts had to address the conspiracy theories.
“I’m the only person who was in this room and the room 40 years ago. I was in charge of the NBA draft lottery 40 years ago when Patrick Ewing won. I’ve been doing conspiracy theory stories ever since. This is very surreal, personally.”
NBA fans are calling for an investigation into the NBA after the latest draft lottery.
I WANT AN FBI INVESTIGATION INTO ADAM SILVER AND NICO HARRISON
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 12, 2025
The NBA as an organization needs to be under investigation
— Tay Wingate (@awingate0) May 13, 2025