Terry Rozier, director of Chancie Billups Portland. NBA Illegal Bet Arrested. Media Billups, Rosier, Immediately Separated
Oct 24, 2025
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Local media outlets including the Associated Press and ESPN reported Thursday that `Portland's Chency Billups, Miami's Terry Rozier and former Cleveland player and assistant coach Damon Jones have been arrested as part of two investigations into Mafia-backed illegal sports betting and manipulated poker games.'
ESPN reported that FBI Director Kash Patel said a total of 34 people have been arrested after years of investigations into 11 states that cost tens of millions of dollars. Law enforcement said multiple charges involved four mafia families and organized crime networks'
Rosier was arrested at a hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA, and is accused of participating in an illegal sports betting scheme using NBA internal information.
According to the indictment, the AP used private information for at least seven NBA games, including the Charlotte Hornets, Orlando Magic, Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors, between March 2023 and March 2024, as part of its plan. In three of the seven games, players were deliberately excluded from the game,' the report said.
Director Billups Portland, who was arrested in Oregon, has been charged in a separate indictment on charges of widespread planning to rig an underground poker game backed by a mafia family, authorities said.
The NBA was separated from the teams Billups and Rozier. 'We are taking this very seriously and the integrity of our game is still our number one priority' officially announced.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
