Ontario is celebrating a profitable first year for its legalized sports betting market — but to hear two members of the Toronto Raptors talk about it, gambling’s expansion comes with an ugly side.
Speaking on Yahoo Sports Canada’s Hustle Play podcast in March, forward Chris Boucher said social media can impact professional athletes, and used a deplorable message he was sent as an example.
“Somebody said ‘I chose the wrong slave today.’ Literally, sent me that message,” Boucher said. “I had to read it, I couldn’t believe it. He said, ‘I chose the wrong slave,’ because I had only five points and he needed
