{"id":504293,"date":"2025-10-23T09:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=504293"},"modified":"2025-10-23T09:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T13:49:10","slug":"billups-rozier-arrests-are-because-of-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/billups-rozier-arrests-are-because-of-illegal-gambling\/","title":{"rendered":"Billups&#8217;, Rozier arrests are because of illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Portland Trail Blazers manager Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier were arrested today because of an investigation into illegal gambling.<\/p>\n<p>The Heat guard was arrested in the morning at a hotel in Florida. Miami lost its campaign opener against Orlando yesterday, when Terry was not on the court because of the coach\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested early Thursday morning as part of an FBI sports betting gambling probe, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ShamsCharania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Eastern District of New York and FBI director Kash Patel will hold a press conference at 10 am ET to announce arrests from the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h8ZRvJW8FD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/h8ZRvJW8FD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooSports\/status\/1981327038737694896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Billups\u2019 arrest in Oregon was also part of an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia. The Blazers&#8217; head coach is expected to face the court later today.<\/p>\n<p>Also, ex-Cavs basketballer and assistant coach Damon Jones was arrested today on charges that he provided inside information about NBA matches to co-defendants who used it for betting. Damon played for 10 organizations in the league for 11 years from 1998 to 2009 and was a Cleveland assistant from 2016 to 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Betting sites in more than one state flagged suspicious betting interest on Terry\u2019s stats ahead of a Charlotte Hornets-New Orleans Pelicans match on March 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2023. Rozier appeared for only 10 minutes in this match and left as he revealed that he sustained a foot problem, as the wagers on under his statistics were successful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portland Trail Blazers manager Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier were arrested today because of an investigation into illegal gambling. 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