Former 11-year NBA player Damon Jones was arrested Thursday amid charges that he allegedly disclosed privileged injury information about a "prominent" basketball player to facilitate illegal sports betting, authorities announced.

LeBron James was the prominent player, a source close to James told ESPN.

James was not accused of wrongdoing in the indictment.

Jones was one of 34 people arrested , along with Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier , as part of a yearslong investigation spanning nearly a dozen states and involving tens of millions of dollars, FBI director Kash Patel said.

The investigation outlined two separate cases -- one on illegal sports betting and another on rigged poker games involving the Mafia, authorities announce

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