Brooklyn, New York – Naija my people, dis news no go sweet pass wetin Jay-Z don do o! Di hip-hop billionaire don throway $1 million bet say Oklahoma City Thunder go knack Indiana Pacers for NBA Finals in just five games! No be small matter, my paddy!
TMZ Sports carry di gist come say Jay don already put hin money for Fanatics Sportsbook, and if e make correct prediction, hin go carry home $3.3 million! (Chai! Who no go like dat kind money?)
Thunder, led by di current NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, dey hot na, and dem no suppose sabi defeat more than once for dis best-of-seven series oo. Na wah! Jay-Z know say di odds dey in hin favor, but e still gree run dis risk wey dey resemble lottery. E no dey clutch di praise like some people wey dey throway money anyhow sha.
But make we yan small abount di teams involved. Di Thunder just gree obliterate Minnesota Timberwolves for di playoffs, while di Pacers come shock everybody as dem waka pass New York Knicks. Di game wey dey come up tonight na Game 1, fit hinge how dis final go be!
As dem talk say de Thunder dey favoured at -10 and -700 for di series, if dem manage carry di trophy go home in five games, Jay-Z go dey laugh to di bank as e go collect $2.3 million profit on top hin original bet. No be small win hin go dey celebrate!
Although if di boys no fit deliver quickly, we no need worry for Jay-Z pocket abeg. Forbes don talk say di man dey worth around $2.5 billion! So wetin be di wahala? Na just jam dem win as I dey hot for palm wine.
Jay-Z no be new babe for gambling scene, as e dey also work with some big people to set up shop for Times Square, planning to spend $15 million back for di New York community. E don use hin platform sabi finish! E come talk say, “We are New Yorkers; supporting and providing opportunities for our neighborhoods ain’t just about money, but responsibility.” (Chai! Dis man sabi how to flex hin influence).
So we go dey keep our eye dem chio, as di NBA Finals dey begin tonight – fans dey gree hype up as everybody wan see wetin go happen. Jay don roll di dice, make we see if e go cash out or if e go just gather di pity of di internet!”
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