Dozens of people including former and current NBA players and a coach have been charged in connection to two investigations into an alleged widespread sports betting scheme and organized crime ring, the FBI and federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

Among those taken into custody were Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier , who has played for the Miami Heat since 2024. Billups, a former star guard and Hall of Famer from Denver who played for multiple NBA teams , was arrested in Portland, Oregon, and Rozier was arrested in Orlando.

The NBA said in a statement that Rozier and Billups were put on leave and that the league is cooperating with authorities.

The arrests are in relation to two federal criminal cases. One involves a sports betting ring invol

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