Terry Rozier, NBA and online gambling
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Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested on Thursday as part of a wide-reaching FBI gambling investigation, and it turns out the previous reports and speculation about his involvement in the scheme were accurate.
It all started here for Terry Rozier. The NBA veteran was arrested Thursday for allegedly tipping off a group of wise guys that he was going to leave a March 23, 2023 game early with an injury when he was a member of the Hornets. Here’s a look at the moments leading up until Rozier left the game.
An indictment says gambling money flowed after NBA player Terry Rozier told a pal that he would be exiting early from a game with the Charlotte Hornets in 2023.
The video showed Terry Rozier not playing well on the court, although it's not the moment cited by prosecutors.
Rozier, 31, is among six people arrested over alleged betting irregularities. They include NBA players accused of faking injuries to influence gambling markets. Billups, a Hall of Fame player turned coach,
The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a Miami Heat player have been arrested along with more than 30 other people in two criminal cases alleging schemes to rake in millions by rigging sports bets and poker games involving Mafia families.
The unfolding gambling scandal involving the NBA includes one very big name. Although LeBron James has not been — and by all appearances will not be — accused of any wrongdoing, inside information regarding his availability to play allegedly was used by one of the defendants in the sweeping indictment regarding wagers on NBA player prop bets.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was arrested as part of an investigation into an illegal poker operation, and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested as part of a probe in which sportsbooks flagged unusual betting activity on Rozier’s statistics ahead of a game in 2023,