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Nick Wright tells The Post about how a wild night in Vegas ended with a $2 million Timberwolves bet

Nypost · · 1014 words · By Erich Richter
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13 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Fox Sports’ on-air talent featured in the Emmy-nominated show “First Things First,” had a wild weekend in Las Vegas that started with him attending David Benavidez dismantling Gilberto Ramirez last Saturday”
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Web search results confirm that David Benavidez fought and knocked out Gilberto Ramirez on a Saturday in Las Vegas. While the evidence doesn't explicitly name Nick Wright's attendance, the event itself is verified across multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2011 Pan American Games were held in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to October 30, 2011. A total of about 6,000 athletes representing 42 National Olympic Committees participated in these Game…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of WBA world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Association (WBA). The list also includes champions certified by the National Boxing Association (NBA)…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in October of 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2011_in_sports
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“he is sitting on a $10,000 bet on the Minnesota Timberwolves to win the NBA Finals at 200/1 odds, with a win profiting $2 million”
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The provided evidence confirms the existence of the Minnesota Timberwolves and the NBA Finals, but there is no independent verification of Nick Wright's specific $10,000 bet or the 200/1 odds.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2015, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. It was televised nationally in the U.S. by ESPN. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_NBA_draft
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 NBA playoffs is the ongoing postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2025–26 season. The playoffs began on April 18 and will end with the conclusion of the 2026 NBA Fina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NBA_playoffs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minnesota Timberwolves (often referred to as the Wolves or T-Wolves) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Associat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves
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“I was in Vegas to go to a fight with Nick Schulman”
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Wikipedia confirms Nick Wright is a sportscaster, but there is no independent evidence corroborating his presence in Las Vegas with Nick Schulman.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicholas Wiggins (born February 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player who last played for the Pacific Caesar Surabaya of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL). He played college baske…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Wiggins_(basketball)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicholas James Wright (born October 3, 1984) is an American sports television personality, podcaster, and former radio talk show host. Wright is a co-host of First Things First, a talk show on Fox Spo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Wright_(sportscaster)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rejzohn Wright ( RAY-zhawn; born September 4, 2000) is an American professional football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rejzohn_Wright
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“Wright explained that he played some more poker Saturday morning at the Aria Resort and Casino and ultimately made his way over to the BetMGM sportsbook”
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Evidence confirms the existence of the Aria Resort and Casino and BetMGM sportsbook in Las Vegas, but does not independently verify Nick Wright's specific activities there.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — High Stakes Duel is an American poker television program that airs on PokerGO and premiered on July 30, 2020. The original series was announced by PokerGO on July 22, 2020, and would see two players p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Stakes_Duel
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — No Gamble, No Future is an American poker television program that airs on PokerGO, and premiered on August 1, 2022. The original series was announced by PokerGO on July 21, 2022, and provide cash game…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Gamble,_No_Future
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Poker After Dark is an hour-long poker television program that originally aired on NBC, premiering on January 1, 2007. The series was canceled on December 3, 2011, following the "Black Friday" crimina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poker_After_Dark
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“all of the sports betting apps have between 150 to 200/1 [for the Timberwolves]”
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While betting odds for the Timberwolves exist, there is no independent source confirming the specific range of 150/1 to 200/1 at the time of the alleged bet.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2023–24 season and conclusion to the season's playoffs. In the best-of-seven playoffs series, the Eastern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Minnesota Timberwolves (often referred to as the Wolves or T-Wolves) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Associat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nuggets–Timberwolves rivalry is a National Basketball Association (NBA) rivalry between the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Following the relocation of the Minneapolis Lakers to Los…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuggets–Timberwolves_rivalry
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“Edwards, whom many thought would miss the series with an injury, quickly got upgraded to questionable Sunday morning.”
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Multiple sources (AP and ESPN) confirm that Anthony Edwards returned from an injury and played in Game 1, implying a status upgrade occurred prior to the game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony ... Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens (Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) belonged.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2020 · The name became regularly used in the Christian world due to the fame of Saint Anthony the Great, a 4th-century Egyptian hermit who founded Christian monasticism. Its popularity was rei…
https://www.behindthename.com/name/anthony
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2025 · Anthony is often used as a boy's name. Learn more about the meaning, origin, and popularity of the name Anthony.
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“Just on that news alone, they went down to 130/1. A few hours later to 90/1. And then the next morning (Monday), they moved to 80/1”
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Web search results mention that Timberwolves odds 'skyrocket' or are 'shaken up' after upsets, but do not provide the specific sequence of 200/1 -> 130/1 -> 90/1 -> 80/1.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bet on the most current Minnesota Timberwolves odds to win the NBA Finals and find their latest game lines and spreads with FanDuel Sportsbook.
https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/teams/nba/minnesota-timberwol…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Minnesota Timberwolves are rising in the latest odds to win the NBA Finals after stealing Game 1 in San Antonio.
https://www.si.com/betting/timberwolves-nba-finals-odds-skyr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Who will win the 2026 NBA Championship? Check out NBA title odds for each team after the conclusion of the first-round series, which included upsets.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2026/05/04/nba-cha…
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“Edwards did wind up playing in Game 1 on Monday night and Minnesota secured the 104-102 upset.”
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Both AP and ESPN explicitly report that Anthony Edwards played in Game 1 on Monday night and the Timberwolves won 104-102 against the San Antonio Spurs.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Edwards (born August 5, 2001), nicknamed "Ant-Man" or simply "Ant", is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)
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web search NEUTRAL — SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 18 points in his unexpected return from injury and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a huge game by Victor Wembanyama and held on to beat the San Antonio Sp…
https://www.compuserve.com/sports/story/0001/20260505/5c70a8…
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony Edwards fuels Timberwolves to a Game 1 win in return (0:59).The Minnesota Timberwolves, entering this series as heavy underdogs to the 62-win San Antonio Spurs, pulled off a stunning 104-102 r…
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48682145/edwards-returns…
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“the Timberwolves’ odds to win the finals shortened to 30/1”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the Timberwolves' odds shortening to 30/1.
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“After a Game 2 loss Wednesday to even the series at 1-1, DraftKings has the Timberwolves to win the NBA Finals at 40/1”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding DraftKings' specific odds of 40/1 after Game 2.
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“Bought in for $25K cashed out for $162K [in “No Gamble No Future” on stream]”
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“the two once played heads up for $50,000. “I lost,” Wright said.”
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“Minnesota hosts the Spurs for Game 3 on Friday night”
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