Three NBA players and coaches were among over 30 individuals indicted by federal prosecutors in charges revealed on Thursday, as part of a significant illegal betting investigation that connects these sports figures to organized crime families.

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, and former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Damon Jones were taken into custody on Thursday in two separate cases involving insider sports betting and an illegal poker rigging operation.

FBI Director Kash Patel stated that the arrests were part of a lengthy investigation that spanned 11 states. He noted that the schemes were financially supporting La Cosa Nostra, a coalition of various crime families.

“The fraud is mind-boggling,” Patel said at a press conference. “It

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