Fanatics Sportsbook promoted Jay-Z’s $1 million NBA Finals wager on social media before Game 1 between the Pacers and Thunder.

Jay-Z wagered a million bucks on the Oklahoma City Thunder to beat the Indiana Pacers in exactly five games.

He is likely sweating bullets right now.

Betting on the Oklahoma City Thunder isn’t a great NBA Finals investment right now, with the Thunder sitting as one of the biggest finals favorites of all time. OKC has +230 odds at Fanatics to win the NBA Finals in five, and the Empire State of Mind hitmaker put $1 million on the result for a potential $3.3 million payout.

The Pacers have proven everyone wrong so far by getting to this stage. Few outside Indiana predicted they would get past the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round, while the Ne

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