Jay-Z could have an additional shut eye on the NBA Finals this 12 months … ‘trigger the hip-hop mogul simply positioned a big wager on the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder successful the ‘chip in 5 video games!

TMZ Sports activities has discovered Hov threw down $1 MILLION with good buddy Michael Rubin‘s Fanatics Sportsbook … and if he is proper, he’ll revenue $2,300,000, on prime of the milli he wagered (he’ll stroll away with $3.3m whole).

The Thunder, led by this 12 months’s NBA MVP, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, are heavy favorites to beat Tyrese Haliburton‘s Indiana Pacers.

However, Jay’s guess is not so simple as selecting the overwhelming fav to win … it is gotta be in 5 video games, which means the Thunder can’t lose greater than as soon as within the best-of-seven sequence.

It is a bit of a longshot … although if Jay-Z in the end loses the wager, do not cry too onerous for his checking account. He is price round $2.5 BILLION, in response to Forbes.