VIDEO SHOWS: STILL PHOTOS OF CHAUNCEY BILLUPS AND TERRY ROZIER EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: RESENDING WITH ADDITIONAL STILL IN SHOW NO. 6 SHOWS: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, UNITED STATES (FILE – OCTOBER 16, 2025) (IMAGN IMAGES – Mandatory Credit: Peter Creveling-Imagn Images) (MUTE) 1. STILL – PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS HEAD COACH CHAUNCEY BILLUPS IN A PRE-SEASON GAME AGAINST THE UTAH JAZZ PORTLAND, OREGON, UNITED STATES (FILE – OCTOBER 14, 2025) (IMAGN IMAGES – Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-Imagn Images) (MUTE) 2. STILL – BILLUPS WITH YANG HANSEN DURING A PRE-SEASON GAME AGAINST THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE – OCTOBER 8, 2025) (IMAGN IMAGES – Mandatory Credit: John Hefti-Imagn Images) (MUTE) 3. STILL – BILLUPS ON SIDE OF COURT DURING A PRE-SEASON GAME AGAINST THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 4. STILL – BILLUPS MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE – OCTOBER 17, 2025) (USA TODAY SPORTS – Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY SPORTS) (MUTE) 5. TWO STILLS – TERRY ROZIER (2) PLAYING FOR THE MIAMI HEAT AGAINST THE MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES (FILE – MARCH 3, 2023) (USA TODAY SPORTS – Mandatory Credit: Neil Redmond-USA TODAY SPORTS) (MUTE) 6. TWO STILLS – ROZIER PLAYING FOR THE CHARLOTTE HORNETS IN A MATCH AGAINST ORLANDO MAGIC PARIS, FRANCE (FILE – JANUARY 24, 2020) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 7. TWO STILLS – ROZIER PLAYING FOR THE HORNETS AGAINST THE MILWAUKEE BUCKS DALLAS, TEXAS, UNITED STATES (FILE – FEBRUARY 13, 2017) (USA TODAY SPORTS – Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY SPORTS) (MUTE) 8. STILL – ROZIER PLAYING FOR THE BOSTON CELTICS AGAINST THE DALLAS MAVERICKS AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES (FILE – FEBRUARY 26, 2017) (USA TODAY SPORTS – Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY SPORTS) (MUTE) 9. STILL – ROZIER PLAYING FOR THE CELTICS AGAINST THE DETROIT PISTONS STORY: Chauncey Billups, an NBA Hall of Fame player and head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Terry Rozier, a guard with the Miami Heat, are among more than 30 people arrested in connection with separate but related federal investigations into illegal gambling, U.S. authorities announced on Thursday (October 23). Rozier was one of several National Basketball Association insiders who provided nonpublic information to their criminal partners, who in turn used straw bettors to place multiple bets based on the tips, Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella told a press conference. The scheme lasted from 2022 to 2024 and involved millions of dollars in illicit profits, authorities said. Billups was charged in a separate indictment with helping to rig poker games to defraud unknowing players who were lured to the games with the promise of playing against celebrities, officials said. That scheme also involved several organized crime families in New York, according to prosecutors. While the arrests stemmed from two separate indictments, a handful of defendants were charged in both cases, Nocella said, including former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach Damon Jones. Representatives of the Miami Heat, the Portland Trailblazers and the NBA did not immediately answer requests for comment, nor did Rozier's lawyer James Trusty. Several players in the "Big Four" North American men's leagues – the NBA, National Football League, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League – have faced punishment for gambling in recent years, as sports betting has become legal in more U.S. states and been made increasingly accessible. Former NBA player Jontay Porter pleaded guilty in 2024 to related charges after he was accused of manipulating his performance to help bettors win wagers on his statistics. In January, the Wall Street Journal reported that federal prosecutors were investigating whether Rozier had altered his performance as part of an illegal sports-betting scheme. Rozier, 31, is in his 11th NBA season and has averaged 13.9 points a game in his career. (Production: Andy Ragg)
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