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Music mogul Jay-Z may have gone from rags to riches and back to rags again.
The world-renowned artist placed one of the biggest bets of the year Thursday, wagering $1 million at the platform he is invested in, Fanatics Sportsbook , on the Thunder to defeat the Pacers in the NBA Finals in five games (4-1).
The $1 million wager would profit $2.3 million if it were to happen, although the likelihood of that occurring now is bleak after Oklahoma City blew a double-digit lead and lost Game 1, 111-110 .
Jay-Z invested $350 million of his own money into Fanatics in 2021.
The Thunder now have to win four straight games to win th