Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were arrested Thursday morning as part of a federal gambling probe, two senior law enforcement officials confirmed to NBC News.
Rozier was arrested Thursday morning in Orlando, where the Heat faced the Magic Wednesday night. It is not immediately clear where Billups was arrested, but the Blazers played their season opener at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday night.
Former NBA player Damon Jones was also arrested Thursday morning in Las Vegas, an FBI spokesperson confirmed.
There will be a 10 a.m. ET press conference led by FBI director Kash Patel and the Eastern District of New York announcing numerous arrests in illegal sports betting and poker games schemes.
Members of organized crime