Apple is offering up the NBA’s second-highest prize pool in the NBA, with the Warriors earning $500 million to be shared with the Boston Celtics.
The Warriors have a chance to clinch a first-round bye in the first round and potentially host a championship game, but the Boston Red Sox could also earn a top-10 seed.
Apple will be the most prominent app in the game.
Apple’s new sports app also lets you bet on everything from college football to baseball to hockey to basketball.
This is an entirely new platform, so it’s not like Apple has tried to duplicate the NBA on a new platform.
But Apple is taking a risk, and that risk is on a big stage.