Edition No. 87 · Thu 17 Sept 2026 · Story 29 of 56

LeBron James Wants Your Paycheck To Become His Paycheck, By Way Of Polymarket

Defector

Defector's Chris Thompson takes apart Polymarket's Wolf of Wall Street-style ad starring LeBron James.

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