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6 days ago

The NBA Media Is Not Built To Cover A Gambling Scandal | Defector

Hours after the FBI arrested Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, and published a pair of indictments detailing the former's alleged involvement in a cooked prop-bet unders scheme and the latter's alleged involvement in a rigged mafia poker game, the sports-watching public turned to sports media to help make sense of the story.
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Heat's Rozier faced $8M tax lien from IRS in '23

Terry Rozier faced an $8.2 million IRS tax lien filed in November 2023 while a federal indictment alleges he provided nonpublic information to facilitate an NBA gambling scheme.
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fromPoynter
1 week ago

ESPN Fumbles Early Coverage of Massive NBA Gambling Scandal - Poynter

FBI arrested 35 people, including coach Chauncey Billups and player Terry Rozier, over a mob-run rigged poker operation and alleged insider NBA betting scheme.
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1 week ago

Kash Patel Rips Stephen A. Smith for Saying NBA Arrests Were Trump's Revenge: Single Dumbest Thing I've Ever Heard'

On Thursday, the feds sent shockwaves through the NBA when they announced dozens of arrests, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier. The arrests stem from two big cases. One involves an illegal poker game backed by the mafia, and the other centers on the use of non-public information to wager on NBA prop bets. Officials said the investigation had been going on for years.
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