As sports betting has grown into an integrated part of American sports culture, coaches, players, and officials across all sports are starting to feel the pressure and challenges of fans actively gambling on the outcomes of games.
Cleveland Cavaliers head coach JB Bickerstaff was adamant about those challenges and the pressure of coaching during this era of sports betting after the Cavaliers’ loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday.
“It brings added pressure,” he said. “It brings a distraction to the game that can be difficult for players, coaches, referees, everybody that’s involved in it. And I think that we really have to be careful with how close
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