In October 2025 several active and former NBA players and coaches, among others, were accused of participating in illegal gambling and poker schemes. Federal law enforcement announced two indictments. In one indictment, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was charged with involvement in a series of illegal poker games that were facilitated by Mafia crime families. In the other indictment, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was accused of having given advance warning to coconspirators that he would fake an injury and remove himself from a basketball game, thereby allowing his associates to make bets on his performance using inside information. In addition, former player and coach Damon Jones was charged in both indictments. The scandal, which threatened to taint the integrity of professional basketball in the United States, erupted several years into an ongoing boom in sports betting that began after a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision allowed its widespread legalization. Billups and Rozier both pleaded not guilty, whereas Jones pleaded guilty.
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