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The Federal Case Against Chauncey Billups Looks Flimsy to Criminal Lawyers

Read the two federal indictments that involve Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, and you’ll find that the biggest name in them—his—is mentioned the fewest number of times, or nearly so.

Only one of the indictments names Billups, 49, as a defendant: the one describing rigged poker games put on by 31 alleged co-conspirators, many of them connected to New York mafiosi. The NBA star’s name is mentioned just twice in the indictment’s narrative and places him only at an unspecified number of games in Las Vegas. He is named in just two of the seven counts.

NBA explains why it allowed Terry Rozier to resume playing amid gambling investigation – The Athletic

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested by the FBI last week in connection with a federal gambling probe. Carmen Mandato / Getty Images

The NBA said it allowed Terry Rozier to keep playing after its investigation two years ago into whether he had manipulated his play because it did not find enough evidence of wrongdoing to take him off the court. Rozier, now a guard with the Miami Heat, was with the Charlotte Hornets in March 2023 when suspicious wagers on prop bets involving him raised alarms with sportsbooks, which informed the NBA.

The league interviewed Rozier and investigated his phone before allowing him to continue playing. He appeared in 125 games over the last two seasons. Rozier was arrested and indicted on two federal charges last week that allege he shared information that he would come out of a game early with a friend, who then sold it to a syndicate of sports bettors.

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