NBA salaries of Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier withheld
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After last Thursday's indictment was unveiled in a two-pronged gambling scandal, the NBA placed Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier on leave.
The NBA announced Wednesday that Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier would not be paid while being placed on administrative leave for their respective indictments in a federal gambling probe, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
Court documents in Florida show Heat G Terry Rozier, recently indicted in gambling probe, was also facing $8 million tax lien in 2023, ESPN reports.
The NBA plans to put Rozier's salary in an escrow account until his legal issues are resolved (same with Portland's Chauncey Billups).
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Rozier and Billups will not receive NBA salaries while on leave in gambling cases, AP sources say
Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups reportedly will not receive their salaries while on leave for their arrests on federal gambling-related charges.
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier will reportedly not get paid while they are on leave from their NBA teams, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. The NBA will reportedly withhold Billups' and Rozier's paychecks and place them in escrow pending the outcome of the FBI cases, per Charania.
Explore the details of the Terry Rozier conversation that led to a federal betting investigation and learn the implications.
Federal indictments allege the NBA's gambling scandal spans years. Here's a timeline of events that led to the arrest of Chauncey Billups and more.
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NBA star Terry Rozier's role in sports betting scandal puts scrutiny on how injuries are verified
If the player says he can’t go in the first quarter, he doesn’t go,” former Dallas Mavericks doctor Tarek Souryal said. “You can see bruising. You can see a cut. But you can’t see pain.”
Rozier was arrested in connection with a sports betting ring that involves current and former NBA players trading inside, non-public information generally about injuries and illnesses. That information was allegedly distributed through a network of bettors who placed wagers worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.