Reddit users found potential stat padding in Grizzlies home games
Jaren Jackson Jr. is an outstanding NBA player and one of the big reasons why the Memphis Grizzlies sit second in the NBA Western Conference standings. He’s the favorite to win Defensive Player of the Year and is also chipping in 16.2 points per game. However, a controversy kicked up over a social media post that has gone viral about Jackson's potentially-inflated stats.
Reddit user AdMassive6666 first posted about some interesting discrepancies in Jackson’s home and road splits on Thursday Jan. 19 in the r/nbastats/ subreddit. That post didn’t get a whole lot of run, but brought to light a potential scandal for the NBA that would have wide-ranging impacts across the sports betting industry.
AdMassive6666 tried again on Saturday Jan. 28 in the main subreddit for the NBA and the post went viral.