Hi, I’m Carino — let’s talk about it. There’s so much going on in the world right now, and I’m just giving my two cents. You can go raid someone’s house, but you don’t even have an arrest warrant for that? It’s crazy. Anyway, welcome, welcome, welcome. Your boy Carino here — let’s get into it. This case isn’t even a week old and already, new details are popping up. I completely forgot about LeBron James’s business manager, Maverick Carter — or “Mav Carter” — who basically runs LeBron’s entertainment and film ventures. He’s behind their production company, the one responsible for projects like The Shop, where athletes and celebrities sit down for open conversations. Mav’s usually more on the business and media side, but what’s going on now is something completely different.

A year ago, I covered a story about Maverick Carter reportedly placing illegal bets through an unlicensed bookie back in 2021. I remember I was on a plane when the news hit — I couldn’t go live from there, but as soon as I landed, I made a video explaining everything. People didn’t realize how serious it was. Now that new reports are surfacing again, it’s becoming clear this wasn’t just a small side story — it could have much bigger implications for LeBron himself.

See, Mav isn’t some random guy off the street — he’s LeBron’s business manager, the face of his media empire. So when he’s betting on games, it looks shady. It doesn’t just endanger his reputation — it drags LeBron into the mess, too. The big question everyone’s asking is, why was Maverick Carter even doing this? He’s already a multimillionaire. Why risk it? Sure, people gamble for fun, but when you’re that close to an active NBA player, it’s a massive conflict of interest.

And remember — all this happened not long after LeBron and Mav were talking about starting their own basketball league, possibly in Europe, at the same time the NBA was planning to expand overseas. I said back then, “Do you think the NBA is going to let that slide?” There’s no way.

The problem here is that Mav Carter’s actions don’t just reflect on him. When you’re LeBron’s manager — sitting courtside at Lakers games, managing his business deals — people are going to assume you have insider knowledge. So when news breaks that you’ve been betting on NBA games, everyone’s going to question whether you had inside info. Imagine if Michael Jordan’s manager was caught betting on Bulls games back in the day — the public would go insane.

According to federal law, if someone uses private information you provide to make a bet, that’s wire fraud. And all NBA players are warned about this. Shaquille O’Neal and Kwame Brown have both said that before every season, players get a letter from the league outlining what not to do — including never disclosing player availability before it’s public. That’s why there’s an injury report — not for the teams, but for gamblers and sportsbooks. It exists so betting lines can be fair and transparent.

What’s wild is that Mav Carter reportedly said he couldn’t remember if he ever bet on Lakers games. You don’t remember? That sounds coached — like a lawyer told him to say that. Because these were illegal bets through an underground bookie, there’s no public record unless investigators have the bookie’s logs. We don’t even know if Mav ever faced real punishment for it. The NBA just moved on like nothing happened.

But I noticed something after that incident — the league stopped showing Maverick Carter on camera. Before, every time he was at a game, cameras would cut to him, showing him courtside. Now? Nothing. Suddenly, the attention shifted to Rich Paul, while Mav faded into the background.

And now, with new investigations unfolding and people being named, it’s no surprise that LeBron’s name might come up again. Reportedly, he’s being referred to as “Player Number 3” in some documents — though that’s still speculation. Either way, the optics are bad. The story is heating up, the NBA is nervous, and everyone involved is feeling the pressure.

So yeah — they’re coming. They’re definitely coming for me for talking about this, but that’s fine. I’ve braced for impact. Because when it comes to this story, we’re only just scratching the surface.