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An NBA dinner led Tristan Thompson to invest in a major AI company. In an interview on “Market Bubble,” Thompson, a fourth overall draft pick in 2011 who last played during the 2024-25 season, reflected on a specific time in the league that led him to strengthen his investment portfolio. The unrestricted free agent recalled attending several dinners that gave him opportunities to sit down with individuals in Silicon Valley when playing against San Francisco’s Golden State Warriors. He heard discussions around the future of technology, particularly AI. That led him to invest early in Anthropic, an AI safety and research company that developed Claude and is currently in discussions to raise $30 billion at a $900 billion valuation , according to Bloomberg. “I was like, ‘Hey, man, I like what you’re, what you’re talking about. You sound like you’re cool. You sound, like, transparent.’ … I’m like, ‘All right, man, here’s a check. I wanna get in the game.’ And then from there, they just...