NBA Betting Scheme: Former Player Damon Jones and Coach Involved in Gambling Ring

NBA Gambling Investigations

• 🚨 More than 30 people have been arrested across nearly a dozen states as part of two federal gambling investigations targeting the NBA.
• 🏀 Individuals arrested include current and former NBA players, and a head coach.

Damon Jones' Alleged Involvement

• 🎓 Damon Jones, a former University of Houston basketball player and ex-NBA player/assistant coach, is named in the investigations.
• 🃏 Jones is accused of being part of an underground multi-state poker ring that used rigged shuffling machines and other cheating devices.
• 🤝 He is also charged with assisting sports bettors in rigging games.

Terry Rozier's Alleged Role

• 🤕 Miami Heat player Terry Rozier is accused of tipping off others about faking an injury to influence game statistics.
• 💰 Bets totaling over $200,000 were placed on Rozier's under-statistics, reportedly paying out tens of thousands of dollars.
• 🚫 Rozier, through his attorney, has denied any wrongdoing.

Consequences and Ongoing Investigations

• 🚫 The NBA has placed Terry Rozier and Chanty Bilips (Portland Trailblazers head coach) on immediate leave from their teams.
• 🔍 Law enforcement states that the investigations are ongoing.