Miami Warmth guard Terry Rozier and Portland Path Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups have been arrested as a part of the bust of a mob-run unlawful playing sports activities betting ring, regulation enforcement sources stated Thursday.
Rozier was taken into custody in Orlando, Fla., and Billups was arrested in Oregon, the place he’s anticipated to make an preliminary courtroom look on Thursday, sources stated.
The 2 NBA stars are anticipated to be named in two indictments unsealed in Brooklyn Federal Court docket on Thursday.
The precise cost or expenses the 2 males face weren’t instantly recognized. A handful of different defendants are anticipated to be named within the indictments.
The NBA had no fast remark to the arrests.
Rozier was in uniform because the Warmth opened the 2025 season enjoying the Magic in Orlando Wednesday night, although he didn’t play within the sport as he offers with a hamstring damage. He was taken into custody in Orlando early Thursday morning. The group didn’t instantly touch upon the arrest.
His lawyer, Jim Trusty, didn’t instantly reply to a name for remark by the Related Press. Trusty beforehand instructed ESPN that Rozier was instructed that an preliminary investigation decided he did nothing improper after he met with NBA and FBI officers in 2023, the sports activities community reported.
Rozier is in his eleventh yr within the league with 13.9 factors per sport over 665 video games performed. He was a key contributor for the Boston Celtics on playoff runs in 2016-19.
Initially Printed: October 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM EDT
