Sixers face pushback after naming Kalshi official prediction market partner

The Sixers are the first NBA team to name an official prediction market partner. Kalshi is even picking up the tab for fans riding SEPTA home after Friday night’s game against the Knicks. Some fans would just as soon pay their own fare, judging by the reaction to Friday’s announcement. “What are we doing,” wrote Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, among the responses collected by Chris Rosvoglou of The Spun. One fan offered a pretty clear answer as to what bothered him about the deal: “Selling a product of competitive integrity and partnering with prediction markets will never not be hilarious.”...