"ESPN viewers called out the network for appearing to abruptly pull a live, on-screen promotion for its gambling venture ESPN Bet on Thursday morning just as anchor Mike Greenberg was discussing the FBI's arrests of NBA figures in a sprawling betting scandal. Greenberg reflected that previously sports gambling was something networks like ESPN would stay far away from on Get Up's live broadcast while a banner touting an ESPN Bet promo Bet $10, Get $100 sat along the bottom corner of the screen."
"Sports gambling was something leagues stayed far away from, the host said. It was something networks like ESPN would stay far away from. Those days are obviously long behind us. However, as Greenberg spoke, the promo vanished completely mid-segment in an edit that viewers protested: ESPN just quietly removed their ESPN Bet logo during a segment on Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups' gambling arrests this morning You can't make this up. pic.twitter.com/gGFmVCqhR0 Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 23, 2025"
ESPN briefly displayed and then removed an on-screen ESPN Bet promotion during a Get Up segment in which Mike Greenberg discussed FBI arrests connected to a sprawling NBA gambling scandal. Viewers noticed the disconnect between on-air commentary about networks once shunning sports betting and the visible ESPN Bet banner offering a promotion. Social posts documented the edit and criticized the removal. ESPN pays Penn Entertainment $1.5 billion over ten years to license ESPN Bet, launched in 2023, and Greenberg has appeared in its commercials. The FBI announced 34 arrests across 11 states, including Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones; the NBA placed Billups and Rozier on leave.
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