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LeBron James Reveals If He’s Postponing Retirement for Son Bryce James to Join NBA
Two NBA members’ seasons have hit an unusual blockade.
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were among 31 people arrested on Oct. 23 as part of an investigation into illegal gambling the FBI confirmed in a press conference, per NBC News.
The case includes two fraud indictments, as seen in court documents obtained by NBC News. The first—in which Rozier is named as one of six defendants—focuses on an alleged sports betting conspiracy and includes charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
The second indictment names 31 defendants, including Billups, and is part of a federal gambling investigation that allegedly involved four notorious mafia families. The felony charges include wire fraud conspiracy, money laundering conspiracy, operation of an illegal gambling business in relation, and robbery and extortion conspiracy under the Hobbs Act, court documents show.
According to FBI Director Kash Patel, the alleged “illegal gambling operation and sports rigging operation” spanned years and involved tens of millions of dollars in fraud.
