NBA, Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups
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NBA commissioner Adam Silver received a letter from the US Senate asking for further details about Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups.
One of the wildest claims to come out of the NBA's turbulent Thursday came from veteran ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst. A day later, both the NBA and Windhorst shot down the report. The report in question concerned Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier,
ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst clarified his comments Friday he made one day earlier on The Rich Eisen Show about the Terry Rozier gambling scandal. Rozier was one of over 30 people arrested Thursday for his alleged role in illegal sports betting and gambling schemes,
Miami Heat's Terry Rozier was arrested by the FBI as part of a sports betting probe. The NBA player faces charges after allegedly rigging prop bets in 2023 game.
The memo also said the NBA is reviewing policies about injury reporting after Rozier allegedly faked an injury in a March 23, 2023, game, when he played with the Charlotte Hornets, after, according to investigators, giving advance notice to gamblers who made $200,000 in bets against his statistics.
Sources related to me that the NBA actually did confiscate Terry Rozier’s phone, but they could not find any wrongdoing. So I reached out to the NBA, and they provide a statement to me, and that statement read,
The Chicago Bulls and the entire NBA are still reeling in the aftermath of a league-redefining gambling scandal. “You just get surprised by those things,” Billy Donovan said.