Russell Westbrook falls just short of a double-double after stat correction in NBA betting controversy

Every individual play in professional sports is dissected at a microscopic level, meaning the smallest of margins could cost bettors millions of dollars.It’s enough to make you go crazy.On Tuesday, a group of bettors went wild after they wagered on Russell Westbrook to record a double-double against the 76ers (+390, FanDuel).The wager looked to be a winner as the Nuggets’ guard was credited with having 10 assists initially before a stat correction removed an assist on a first-quarter pass to Nikola Jokic on a layup.The pass was later corrected to just a field goal for Jokic as the ball may or may not have been tipped by forward Guerschon Yabusele.One bettor, @RioStaysTrue, posted on social media his $10 parlay, which consisted of Westbrook to get a double-double along with LeBron James to get a triple-double (+550) and Josh Hart to record 8+ rebounds (+350) at +14232 odds that would have netted a $1,433.25 payout.The Hart and James legs of the bet both cashed.Many bettors flooded in with similar betting tickets, including two others, with one worth $2,762.50 and another that would have paid out $2,423,43.What happened next was bizarre, as bettors who were upset with the NBA statisticians for probably correctly changing Westbrook’s pass to a non-assist flooded the NBA Stats email, pleading for a re-correction to the official record as bets were officially graded as a loss.“I have posted this on my X account and 100,000+ people wanting this fixed.

Russell Westbrook had not one, but two assists graded as assists and then incorrectly taken away.Please see the videos below and do the right thing for the community.

Thank you so much,” one email posted on X read.The idea of angry bettors messaging the leagues to update outcomes and change stats is a bizarre response and a slippery slope down the already dangerous road of sports gambling.When reached by phone, an NBA spokesperson confirmed that there would be no re-correction, meaning Westbrook ended the game wi...