Why was a federal courthouse the most important place to be so far this NBA season? Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier were both arrested and charged by federal law enforcement as part of an illegal sports gambling and rigged poker ring that involves the mafia. Two days into the NBA season! It's unprecedented. What does it mean for the NBA? How does the league respond? Mike Vorkunov and Yaron Weitzman talk about a crazy day and what it means.

Guest: Yaron Weitzman

READING LIST:

Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier arrests escalate sprawling NBA betting scandal

Jontay Porter pays the price, as NBA and other leagues play with fire on gambling

Big parlays, fake injuries and Telegram tips: The betting scandal in college and pro sports

Sports media is changing quickly, even for the fans who want to get into it. Jonathan Macri is a Knicks fan who turned his love for the team into Knicks Film School, now a thriving Knicks media ecosystem and his full-time job. Mike Vorkunov talks to Jonathan about how he did it, what it says about sports media now and how legacy media is trying to be more like him than he is trying to be like them.

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Have you heard of Project B? It's got a lot of money, it's trying to sign stars, it might one day compete with the WNBA, it could be a problem for Unrivaled, and it's talking about starting a men's basketball league one day that could also be an issue for the NBA. Oh, it also used to have Maverick Carter — a longtime business partner for LeBron James. What should we make of this new project and what could it mean for the NBA, WNBA and Unrivaled?

SEGMENT 2

LeBron James just made a second (bad) decision. Let's get into his cryptic and unpopular ad campaign, and the bad week for the Los Angeles Lakers star. We get into why the Second Decision was repeating the mistakes of The Decision.

SEGMENT 3

Bill Belichick, the University of North Carolina, Amazon, and John Wall — who had the good decision of the week and who made the bad decision of the week

GUEST: Yaron Weitzman

Reading List:

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6699988/2025/10/08/project-b-global-basketball-wnba-nba-threat/

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6704076/2025/10/10/bill-belichick-unc-football-collapse-one-month/

Buying a European basketball club is the new trend for American investors. Underdog Global Partners founder Matt Rizzetta explains why he bought Napoli, how he thinks NIL could become a billion dollar industry for European basketball, and how he sees the NBA's European project. Plus, who's got the better pizza: New York or Napoli?

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Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier gave the WNBA one of its craziest days ever by ripping commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the league, but what did it actually say about the league? Mike Vorkunov and Ben Pickman, The Athletic's WNBA reporter, digest the most important 4-and-a-half minutes in WNBA history and what it means for a future lockout, CBA negotiations, Engelbert's job, and Unrivaled.

Steve Ballmer isn't just the richest owner in the NBA, he's the richest owner in sports. He's one of the richest men in the world. Period. The Kawhi Leonard/Aspiration scandal has also opened up another touchy subject: is he also too rich for the NBA? The Information's Sara Germano comes on to talk about wealth inequality in sports and how pro sports is trying to figure out the sheer amount of money its now dealing with, from the NBA to MLB, from Ballmer to Steve Cohen.

Reading List:

Is Steve Ballmer Too Rich for the NBA?

The World’s Richest Sports Team Owners 2025

Sports gambling rules the sports world. It's everywhere. Ads are all over the place. Teams and leagues are in business with the sportsbooks. But sports gambling scandals are popping up and players have been suspended and banned. Wall Street Journal reporter Jared Diamond and Mike Vorkunov discuss how sports gambling is inescapable and how it has changed sports, and all the investigations and problems that has wrought. They then discuss whether sports has to fear an even larger gambling scandal: "the big one."

Guest: Wall Street Journal reporter Jared Diamond

READING LIST:

Big parlays, fake injuries and Telegram tips: The betting scandal in college and pro sports

The Rejected Bet That Launched a Gambling Scandal in College Sports

NBA Star Terry Rozier Under Investigation in Illegal Betting Probe

Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase on leave over gambling inquiry

‘I literally can’t stop.’ The descent of a modern sports fan

The debut episode of Business Decision! Mike Vorkunov discusses the newest Tom Brady saga with guest host Yaron Weitzman and they talk about why Brady epitomizes the problems the NFL and other pro sports leagues will face going forward to manage its relationships with its biggest stars. Then, a deep dive into the Kawhi Leonard/LA Clippers case that is being investigated by the NBA for cap circumvention and a look at how this may all eventually go.

Guest host: Yaron Weitzman

Topics discussed; Tom Brady's in the broadcast booth and in coaches' box; What the NBA will weigh as they investigate Steve Ballmer and Kawhi Leonard

Required Reading:

The NBA's Investigation into its Wealthiest Owner and Most Secretive Star

The Tom Brady Problem