{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Point Shaving, Murder, Mafia and the Fall of Jack Molinas","description":"Jack Molinas was once one of basketball\u2019s brightest stars \u2014 a 6\u20196\u201d Ivy League prodigy with movie-star charisma and a gambler\u2019s 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 \u2014 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 \u2014 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; \ud83d\udd17 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   ","author_name":"Distant Replay","author_url":"http:\/\/distantreplay.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38983440"}