A man is standing in the pews, the choir is humming, and instead of seeking salvation, he’s seeking a refund.

PublishedFebruary 12, 2026 9:00 PM EST•UpdatedFebruary 12, 2026 8:54 PM EST

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It’s time for the Rapture with the way these kids are acting nowadays. Seriously, wrap it up and turn out the lights on civilization, because we are finished, like Sodom and Gomorrah. 

Prisoners of sports betting reached a new low after one NBA star called out behavior over a missed parlay that’ll have people praying 10 Hail Marys. 

Houston Rockets guard Fred VanVleet recently sat down on the Club 520 podcast and dropped the bombshell that proves sports betting has become a literal plague on the American soul. 

Speaking on the total degeneracy around sports betting, VanVleet revealed that a fan actually approached him inside a church to complain about a lost parlay.

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It’s one thing to get cooked in your mentions on social media; it’s another thing entirely to get “run down on” while you’re trying to catch the Word.

As Fred put it: “In the Lord’s house! (N-word), you f**ked up my parlay. In church… I said DAMN. Three thousand!”

A man is standing in the pews, the choir is humming, and instead of seeking salvation, he’s seeking a refund. 

If you find yourself tracking a man’s coordinates to the house of the Lord to discuss his shooting percentage, you don’t need a winning ticket but a deliverance. 

Imagine this: Hey Fred, I know we’re here for the bread of life, but I really needed you to bag twenty last night for the Prizepicks pot.

Let’s talk about the Tithe, too… if you’re going to complain about a parlay, 10 percent of those potential winnings better have gone into the collection plate first. 

Fred VanVleet of the Houston Rockets. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Take the loss like a man, stay in your seat, and for the love of all things holy, leave the players alone until they’re at least out of the parking lot.

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