Bill Simmons voiced his support for ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith regarding the growing federal sports betting scandal affecting the NBA . During the latest episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, the media personality backed Smith’s claims that the league’s timing in announcing recent arrests could be intentionally damaging.

“If all this is true, this guy coached last night, I watched last night, him coaching. He coached and then they spring this on,” Simmons said. “I don’t think this was unintentional that they sprung this in the worst possible timing for the NBA. Stephen A. pointed that out on First Take today. That we’re coming off this incredible Wemby game — that’s what we should’ve been leading the podcast with today — and they just cut the legs out of it in 10 hours.”

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