NBA fans call lottery rigged
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NBA fans are saying the draft lottery is rigged after the Mavericks got the No. 1 pick, securing the right to draft Cooper Flagg.
The NBA Draft Lottery took place on Monday night, with the Dallas Mavericks winning the number one overall pick in the Draft.
The Draft Lottery is one of the NBA's longest-running traditions. Although it's been around in its current format for 30 years, the lottery is still the subject of rumors and accus
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Pro Football Network on MSN‘It Is Impossible To Rig the NBA Draft Lottery’ – Analyst Who Witnessed the Drawing Firsthand Shoots Down Rigged AllegationsFor many, it’s hard to imagine how the Dallas Mavericks secured the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. The odds were against them, and with just a 1.8% chance of landing the top pick, the unthinkable happened during the draft lottery.
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BasketballNetwork.net on MSN"I've sat and watched the ping pong balls come out" - ESPN insider insists that the NBA Draft Lottery cannot be riggedAnother reason why conspiracy theorists say the NBA Draft Lottery is rigged is because the actual drawing of the ping-pong balls is no longer shown on live TV as it was in the past. However, the league invites select media members to attend the ball drawing, which takes place in a separate room in the venue right before the national TV broadcast.