The Washington Post, citing federal law enforcement records that they reviewed, reported on Thursday afternoon that Carter admitted to placing bets on NBA games during a November 2021 interview with federal agents who were investigating bookie Wayne Nix.Ĭarter told federal agents he “could not remember placing any bets on the Lakers” and denied placing bets for other people, according to the report by the Washington Post. OKLAHOMA CITY - Lakers star LeBron James said Thursday night that it wasn’t until “the last 24 hours” that he became aware that his longtime business manager and business partner Maverick Carter reportedly made bets through an illegal bookie.
