Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were arrested as part of the bust of a mob-run illegal gambling sports betting ring, law enforcement sources said Thursday.
Rozier was taken into custody in Orlando, Fla., and Billups was arrested in Oregon, where he is expected to make an initial court appearance on Thursday, sources said.
The two NBA stars are expected to be named in two indictments unsealed in Brooklyn Federal Court on Thursday.
The exact charge or charges the two men face were not immediately known. A handful of other defendants are expected to be named in the indictments.
ABC News said that at least six people will be named in the indictments. Rozier and Billups are expected to be accused of using inside information about their teams to place unlawful wagers, sources told the outlet.
The NBA had no immediate comment to the arrests.
Rozier was in uniform as the Heat opened the 2025 season playing the Magic in Orlando Wednesday evening, though he did not play in the game as he deals with a hamstring injury. He was taken into custody in Orlando early Thursday morning. The team didn’t immediately comment on the arrest.
His lawyer, Jim Trusty, did not immediately respond to a call for comment by the Associated Press. Trusty previously told ESPN that Rozier was told that an initial investigation determined he did nothing wrong after he met with NBA and FBI officials in 2023, the sports network reported.
Rozier is in his 11th year in the league with 13.9 points per game over 665 games played. He was a key contributor for the Boston Celtics on playoff runs in 2016-19.
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