NBA Insider on Betting Scandal, Chauncey Billups Poker Games, & Next Star Traded

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh

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4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 113 minutes

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YERRR – the boys sat down with Shams Charania and got way deeper than just trade deadlines and Woj bombs. From gambling scandals to mafia whispers, Shams breaks down the wild reality of being the NBA’s top insider. All that and more on this week’s episode of FLAGRANT. INDULGE. 0:00 Intro 00:30 Starts in 2024 + “Personal reasons” 3:28 Damon Jones connection 4:14 2 different scandals 5:31 Shams is top insider + His approach 7:33 Pulling their salaries + Klutch hoodie 8:50 Gambling in sports + Terry Rozier allegations 14:43 This isn’t abnormal + Damon Jones allegations 18:53 It’s murkier now + Prop bets are problematic 24:36 How did Mafia get to these players? 26:21 Pro poker players knew it was rigged 30:07 Protecting sources + “Burning Bridges” 33:48 Little scoop mid podcast 34:44 Shams asked for tips? Rudy Gobert scoop 39:09 Craziest thing people have said 40:23 Shams keeps it basketball 42:50 NBA Bubble + REPORT THE FACTS 46:30 People giving tips 50:28 Andrew could hoop + Beating Jay Williams 52:39 Where does Shams get his scoops? 53:43 Shams’ jumper + Dunking ON 55:38 Shams journey to becoming an insider 59:02 Kay Adams + I’m so work focused 1:02:56 The Rizz God + Matchmaking 1:05:31 Info from side chick? 1:08:23 Luka Doncic Scoop confirmed in 7 mins 1:13:01 Nico genuinely believe AD was better 1:18:32 Next superstar to move? Giannis? 1:20:34 Player has the most info? Having to post at anytime 1:23:34 Which referee was most corrupt? 1:25:31 Screentime + Kawhi Leonard allegations 1:34:04 Can this hurt the NBA? Sending a message 1:37:54 Non-NBA insider information 1:39:41 Someone else breaking your scoop 1:41:58 Why can’t Ja do the guns? 1:44:14 Michael Jordan gambling? Barkley mouth kiss 1:46:00 Which era does Shams want to cover? 1:46:53 Moves to lock out for - Giannis, Trae + LeBron 1:49:35 Dwight is straight? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everybody and welcome to Flagrant. Today we're joined by the Leak Legends. Okay, more scoops than a basket robins. Let's go. Jobs is in the building, everybody. Let's get it, let's get it, let's get it. My brother, thank you so much for being here. We're excited. Now tell us how the mob is infiltrated the NBA. I don't want to go there yet. We're not ready. Too soon, too soon.
0:23.8	No, no, but like...
0:24.5	Too soon.
0:24.6	Let's get that. Now tell us how the mob is infiltrated the NBA.
0:38.9	I don't want to go there yet. Too soon, too soon. No, no, but like... Let's get that. We'll get there. Slowly but surely. I more just want to understand like... It's an insane story. Yeah, like, can you at least break down like what people are saying? What the idea is? Obviously, I've done some research too, whatever. but like I'm curious, what is the allegation?
0:40.7	So let's go back,
0:38.8	uh, what the idea is. Obviously, I've done some research too, whatever, but like, I'm curious, what is the allegation?
0:44.0	So let's go back of 2024, Jonte Porter.
0:44.5	Yes.
0:46.9	Two-way contract on the Toronto Raptors. Yes.
0:47.4	He essentially gets charged.
0:50.0	First, he gets, he was on investigation.
0:52.5	Then he gets banned.
0:53.8	Yeah.
0:55.5	And then he gets formally charged. Yeah., then he gets banned, and then he gets formally charged with essentially gambling.
0:57.8	But it's different names in the FBI world.
1:00.9	It's like wire fraud, laundering.
1:03.5	It's like shaving points.
1:05.1	It's, yeah, exactly, it's that.
1:08.1	But basically there was a group of like a handful of people, essentially. It's a network of people with him. They were basically getting information whether he was going to sell himself out. So then they just go all in on the unders and they're putting like hundreds of thousands of dollars. You look back on it and you're like if the sports books or people saw like three, four people are going like hundreds of thousands of dollars in.
1:31.7	Doesn't it make it so obvious but these people did it?
1:34.4	Yeah.
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