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Miami Heat player Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and former NBA player Damon Jones were all arrested separately Thursday morning as part of a federal gambling investigation, multiple outlets reported.
Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat on Jan. 19, 2025.
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Key Facts
Rozier, a 10-year NBA veteran currently out with a hamstring injury, was reportedly arrested in Orlando Thursday.
Rozier and Jones, a former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach, are two of six people arrested and charged in connection to a basketball gambling scheme that included using inside information to place illegal bets, ABC News reported citing unnamed law enforcement sources.
Billups was arrested in Oregon and has been charged in connection to a seperate illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia, per ABC News.
FBI director Kash Patel and prosecutors with the Eastern District of New York are scheduled to hold a press conference at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday with more details.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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