JAY-Z is confident the Oklahoma City Thunder will get the job done. The Brooklyn rapper placed a $1 million bet on the NBA team to win the 2025 championship against the Indiana Pacers , through Fanatics Sportsbook. The sports betting platform, launched by the Brooklyn rapper and Michael Rubin back in 2023, will pay out $3,300,000 to Hov if his prediction of OKC winning in 5 games comes true.

The “Run This Town” rapper made his wager ahead of the first matchup between the Thunder and the Pacers on Thursday night (June 5). Unfortunately for JAY-Z, the Thunder were defeated by one point on their home court.

Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton scored the winning shot with 0.3 seconds left of gameplay.

“I don’t know what you say about it, but I know that this group is a resilient group,

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