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Federal prosecutors are widening their review of illegal sports betting activity connected to NBA games. Court filings now suggest the investigation reaches beyond previously disclosed cases involving individual players.
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Lawyers for the U.S. Attorney Office Eastern District of New York told a federal court they are examining more NBA games than those tied to Terry Rozier and Jontay Porter. The disclosure surfaced during recent proceedings and was first reported by The Athletic.
Prosecutors declined to identify specific games, teams, or individuals under review. Still, comments made in court confirmed the scope extends further than earlier public filings suggested.
“The government has ongoing investigations,” David Berman, an assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, said in court last week. “And our understanding is the defendant has conducted himself in similar manners in other instances as well.”
Rozier, currently a guard with the Miami Heat, was arrested alongside five other individuals connected to a betting operation that relied on non public information. Investigators described the operation as a network that allowed bettors to profit by wagering on player specific outcomes.
Charges against Rozier stem from an incident during his time with the Charlotte Hornets. Prosecutors allege he informed a friend in March 2023 that he planned to leave a game early. That information later reached bettors, who placed under wagers across multiple prop markets, including points, rebounds, assists, and three pointers.
Rozier and the other defendants entered not guilty pleas. Rick Pitino, head coach of St. John men basketball and a former coach of Rozier at Louisville, publicly addressed the allegations and said the behavior described was “not like him.”
Jontay Porter faced similar allegations during the 2023–24 NBA season. Prosecutors accused Porter of exiting games early on two occasions to benefit sports bettors. He pleaded guilty in July 2024 and awaits sentencing. The NBA issued a lifetime ban prior to sentencing.
Four additional men were arrested for roles tied to wagering on Porter related outcomes. Three later entered guilty pleas.
Attention around basketball betting issues has continued to build beyond those cases. Former Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley remains under federal investigation for potential involvement in illegal sports gambling. A proposed three year, $42 million contract with the Pistons collapsed after news of the investigation became public. Beasley has remained unsigned. Beasley’s attorney Steve Haney told The Athletic.
“To my understanding, he’s still under federal investigation but there’s been no recent direction on what terms they’re looking at him. At this point, Malik is stuck in this investigative purgatory and unable to continue his career despite the fact that he’s been under investigation for over a year.”
Another federal case involved Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, though unrelated to sports betting. Billups was arrested among 31 individuals accused of running a rigged card game operation. Prosecutors allege the scheme used marked cards, altered shuffling machines, and organized crime ties. Billups pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing.
Several defendants from that case were also named in a separate investigation tied to college basketball point shaving. Prosecutors allege conspirators offered payments ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 to players at small conference schools to underperform in games from 2022 through February 2025.
While many cases remain unresolved, one sentencing already concluded. Timothy McCormack received a two year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors said he placed wagers on games allegedly manipulated by Porter and Rozier.