The Toronto Raptors ended up in the middle of an FBI investigation on Thursday – at least, we think they were.

Early on Thursday morning, multiple reports broke that the FBI would be holding a 10 a.m. ET press conference that involved details around the arrest of Terry Rozier, a Portland Trail Blazers player, based on connections to a gambling ring.

According to an ESPN article with co-bylines attached to Shams Charania and David Purdum, Rozier and other defendants “had access to private information known by NBA players or NBA coaches that was likely to affect the outcome of games or players’ performances and provided that information to other coconspirators in exchange for either a flat fee or a share of betting profits.”

The investigation also covered mafia-connected, allegedly rigg

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