Jay-Z
Out $1 Million After Pacers Win
… H To The Izz-Oh No!!!
Published June 12, 2025 7:16 AM PDT
There’s one person who might be taking Wednesday night’s Game 3 results harder than the actual Oklahoma City Thunder players — rap mogul Jay-Z, who lost a whopping $1 MILLION after the Indiana Pacers took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
TMZ Sports reported ahead of the series the 25-time Grammy-winning artist was so confident in OKC’s chances against the Eastern Conference champions, he placed the hefty wager through the Fanatics Sportsbook that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Co. would hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy after five games.
We’re sure Hov was sweating just a little bit after Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winning shot in Game 1 … but when the Thunder stormed back the next contest, his bet was looking solid again.
But with the ‘Cers running away with the 116-107 win in Indianapolis — his chance at walking away with $3.3 million was officially torpedoed.
While it probably stung in the moment, it’s not all doom and gloom for the 55-year-old. Forbes still values him at $2.5 billion … and he helped launch Fanatics’ sportsbook with Michael Rubin back in 2023 — so this isn’t gonna sting as much as it would for the majority of people walking the earth.
There’s always next year, Jay-Z!!!
