1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Jack Molinas was once one of basketball’s brightest stars — a 6’6” Ivy League prodigy with movie-star charisma and a gambler’s soul. From the playgrounds of New York City to an NBA All-Star, he was living live... until the bets caught up with him. Suspended for wagering on his own team, Molinas reinvented himself as a lawyer — only to become the criminal mastermind behind the 1961 college point-shaving scandal that rocked the sport. After prison, he resurfaced in Los Angeles chasing fame, fortune, and the wrong crowd. In 1975, his story ended like a Hollywood noir — gunned down outside his hillside home. In this episode, we detial the arc of a man who blurred the line between genius and corruption and brought down dozens of college athletes in the process.&amp;nbsp; 🔗 Want to read more about Molinas? Check out these references: https://www.espn.com/classic/s/basketball_scandals_molinas.html https://fadeawayworld.net/jack-molinas-the-scandalous-life-of-a-former-nba-player https://vault.si.com/vault/2002/02/18/the-bad-old-guy-from-the-good-old-days https://la.curbed.com/2011/8/16/10450052/house-where-point-shaverpornographer-jack-molinas-was-killed https://time.com/archive/6817576/the-nation-fingering-a-22-cal-killer/ https://fordhamsportslawforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/How-the-Morals-Clause-in-Jack-Molinas-Contract-Saved-the-National-Basketball-Association-in-1954.pdf Distant Replay http://distantreplay.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/38983440/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/38983440