NBA gambling arrests: Miami Heat's Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups among over 30 indicted

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were among 31 people arrested Thursday in connection with two fraud indictments — one involving sports betting and the other a federal gambling-related investigation that involved four of the five most notorious mafia families, the FBI said in a press conference

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were among 31 people arrested Thursday in connection with two fraud indictments — one involving sports betting and the other a federal gambling-related investigation that involved four of the five most notorious mafia families, the FBI said in a press conference.

The alleged “illegal gambling operation and sports rigging operation” spanned years, said FBI Director Kash Patel, noting that the FBI worked across 11 states to make arrests on charges that range from wire fraud, money laundering, extortion, robbery, and illegal gambling.

“The fraud is mind-boggling,” Patel said, noting tens of millions of dollars in fraud.

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U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella, Jr., said the suspects allegedly used high-tech cheating technology to steal millions of dollars from secretly rigged underground poker games.