'Nightmare for the league': Gambling scandal roils the NBA
Heat guard Terry Rozier was indicted as part of an investigation into insider sports betting. A separate investigation into what law enforcement described as Mafia-organized rigged poker games led to charges for Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups.
How the high-profile gambling arrests could affect the NBA season and league
Oct. 24, 2025, 5:01 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 24, 2025, 3:41 PM EDT
By Andrew Greif and Rohan Nadkarni
The arrests of two well-known NBA figures Thursday in a nationwide federal investigation into internal gambling and high-tech scam poker — especially a sitting head coach and former Finals Most Valuable Player — have roiled the league, from players to front offices to agents, sources told NBC News.
The arrests, particularly that of Hall of Famer and Portland head coach Chauncey Billups, altered the tenor of this week’s conversations around the NBA, whose new season had started only two days earlier.
The mood, a front office executive for one team said, went from fanfare to “fear.”
“Who else is involved?” the executive said. “It’s a nightmare for the league.”
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