NBA PLAYERS AND FANS ARE ABOUT TO LEARN WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE A PROFESSIONAL CYCLIST

Can we ever trust basketball again?

Last month, an NBA player and a head coach were indicted as part of a wide ranging federal investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games tied to major crime families. The scheme allegedly involved a player manipulating his playing time and performance to help bettors win “prop bets”—wagers on specific player statistics rather than gam…