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"This is the insider trading saga for the NBA."

That was FBI Director Kash Patel's message at a news conference Thursday, announcing the arrests of Portland Trailblazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier.

The two were among more than 30 people charged in an illegal poker ring involving organized crime and cheating, according to prosecutors. The U.S. Attorney, FBI and other law enforcement agencies are also charging Rozier as well as former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach Damon Jones with a sports betting scheme to throw games or make illegal wagers on inside information.

It's the kind of news that could prove damaging to the legal gambling industry — or, perha

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