The postal service worker mother of the alleged mastermind of a massive NBA betting scandal expressed sticker stock Thursday when she learned she would have to put up $250,000 bail to keep him out of jail.

“Wowww! I understand,” Pittsburgh resident Linda Marie Hennen exclaimed when told in Brooklyn federal court that she’s be on the hook for the hefty sum if her son, Shane “Sugar” Hennen, failed to show up to his next court date on Nov.24.

The Las Vegas-based self-proclaimed sports betting guru pleaded not guilty at the hearing to his alleged roles in two sprawling indictments — including one that ensnared members of four New York crime families — that rocked the basketball world when they were unsealed last week.

Prosecutors say Hennen, 30, orchestrated a scheme to have NBA player

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