Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups arrested in federal gambling probe, sources say
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier have been arrested in connection with a federal review into sports betting people familiar with the matter informed The Associated Press on Thursday The exact charge or charges they face were not without delay known Two people spoke to the AP about Rozier on condition of anonymity because they couldn t discuss details of the analysis publicly One of these people also described the AP of Billups arrest Denver-born Billups graduated from George Washington High School and played basketball at the University of Colorado Boulder before an NBA playing career that included stints on the Denver Nuggets Boston Celtics and the Detroit Pistons where he helped win an NBA championship in The NBA had no immediate comment The league has investigated Rozier previously and still is looking into the actions of former Detroit player Malik Beasley one of the sources notified AP Rozier was in uniform as the Heat played the Magic in Orlando Wednesday evening though he did not play in the tournament He was taken into custody in Orlando early Thursday morning The gang didn t right now comment on the arrest A message was left Rozier s lawyer Jim Trusty on Thursday Trusty previously informed ESPN that Rozier was stated that an initial assessment determined he did nothing wrong after he met with NBA and FBI executives in the sports configuration informed FBI Director Kash Patel and other law enforcement officers were expected to provide more information at a news conference Thursday The matter was brought by the same U S attorney s office in Brooklyn that previously prosecuted ex-NBA player Jontay Porter The former Toronto Raptors center pleaded guilty to charges that he withdrew early from games claiming illness or injury so that those in the know could win big by betting on him to underperform expectations Related Articles Keeler Nuggets Carmelo Anthony feud is getting old Time for a truce Time to retire Melo s jersey Now in Year with Cardinals Calais Campbell still champions Denver and his Park Hill Pirates Nuggets Journal The All-Quarter Century Nuggets Unit from - Keeler Nuggets matched Rockets for best summer of any NBA unit Charles Barkley says A contest involving Rozier that has been in question was played March a matchup between the Hornets and the New Orleans Pelicans Rozier played the first minutes seconds of that meeting and not only did not return that night citing a foot issue but did not play again that season Charlotte had eight games remaining and was not in playoff contention so it did not seem particularly distinctive that Rozier was shut down for the season s final games In that March challenge Rozier finished with five points four rebounds and two assists in that opening period a productive quarter but well below his usual total output for a full tournament Posts still online from March show that particular bettors were furious with sportsbooks that evening when it became evident that Rozier was not going to return to the Charlotte-New Orleans meeting after the first quarter with several turning to social media to say that something shady had gone on regarding the prop bets involving his stats for that night Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams
