TRAILER: The Bag Game

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4.5 • 9.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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ESPN and 30 for 30 Podcasts present "The Bag Game." Investigative reporter Paula Lavigne shines light on the biggest pay-to-play scandal in college basketball, through the story of Billy Preston. He was a five-star recruit set to start for Kansas, when his path crossed a sprawling federal investigation. The complex case ensnared major athletic programs, coaches, apparel executives and agents. But did it clean up corruption in college sports? And what did it mean for players like Billy? Coming April 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's it like to be one of the most sought after basketball players in the nation?
0:05.9	Stop 20 recruit Billy say hello to America here. You turn into a star damn near and land a spot at your top pick.
0:12.7	The other my name, we want Billy, we want Billy's feel. The energy come through from the fans of the J-Hots.
0:19.2	That was Billy Preston.
0:22.2	The lobby inside Preston. That was really good stuff.
0:26.2	Set to start at Kansas, then head straight to the NBA. Until my back will just just got stuck and we start spinning out.
0:37.2	His path crossed a sprawling investigation that rocked college sports.
0:44.2	Somebody had called the NCAA anonymously.
0:48.2	Federal probe has turned up widespread fraud and corruption in college basketball.
0:53.2	Interests including four assistant coaches.
0:55.2	I'm Paula Levine. I've spent years on the reporting team that covered this complex federal case.
1:02.2	Some of the best teams in college basketball and some of the biggest names in college basketball.
1:07.2	But what did it change?
1:09.2	Money's changing hands. What makes it illegal is when you get caught.
1:16.2	And who suffered the consequences?
1:19.2	Things are happening that would be NCAA violations. Are they life violations?
1:24.2	Everybody's in it, man. If this thing is dirty, we all got mud on this man, all of us.
1:30.2	Listen to The Bag Game. Coming this month from ESPN and 30 for 30 podcasts.

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