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Federal prosecutors have added new bribery charges against former Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in a widening NBA betting case tied to player prop bets, injury information, and alleged game manipulation.
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Terry Rozier no longer has an NBA team after the Miami Heat released him at the end of the season, but his legal fight just got larger.
A superseding indictment filed Thursday in Brooklyn federal court accuses Rozier of accepting a bribe to leave a March 2023 game early while playing for the Charlotte Hornets. Prosecutors say bettors used that planned exit to target unders on his points, assists, and other player prop markets.
Rozier had not appeared on the injury report before the game against the New Orleans Pelicans. He later left with a lower leg injury after finishing with five points, two assists, one 3-pointer, and four rebounds. Several totals landed below his normal production and below sportsbook lines, while the rebounds bet hurt part of the betting plan.
Because of that rebound result, prosecutors say the alleged payment dropped from $100,000 to about $70,000. The betting group still cashed more than $250,000 in wagers tied to Rozier unders, according to the indictment.
The case now includes claims that Rozier defrauded the NBA, the Charlotte Hornets, and sportsbooks including FanDuel and DraftKings. The new charges add to earlier federal allegations of wire fraud and money laundering. Rozier pleaded not guilty to those earlier charges after his October 2025 arrest.
His attorney, Jim Trusty, told the Associated Press that the latest indictment “just confirms that our motion to dismiss was righteous – new charges, new theories, but all just a sad effort to make something stick.”
The new indictment arrived shortly after bettor and social media influencer Marves Fairley pleaded guilty to seven charges linked to illegal betting schemes in basketball.
Fairley told prosecutors he agreed to pay Rozier and longtime friend Deniro Laster $100,000 if Rozier left the Hornets game early. Laster allegedly collected the money in Philadelphia before going to the home of Rozier, where co-conspirators counted the payment.
Trusty pushed back hard on that claim.
“There are some desperate men in this case with terrible criminal records and tons of exposure, and they know what to say to please these prosecutors,” Trusty said about Fairley’s claim.
Federal prosecutors have also tied parts of the scheme to names connected with the Jontay Porter betting scandal. Porter received a lifetime NBA ban in 2024 after a league investigation found that he shared health information and limited his own participation for betting purposes.
Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones also pleaded guilty in April. Prosecutors said Jones shared nonpublic injury information involving LeBron James and Anthony Davis and helped recruit players into a mob-run rigged poker game. His sentencing is set for January.
Rozier missed the entire season after being placed on leave following his arrest. He remains free on $3 million bond while the case continues.