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Former and current NBA players and mobsters were indicted in sports betting schemes.

Current NBA coach Chauncey Billups allegedly helped lure unsuspecting gamblers into rigged poker games.

Authorities says the alleged gambling schemes erode the integrity of sports.

On March 23, 2023, Charlotte Hornets starter Terry Rozier told his childhood friend Deniro Laster he planned to leave the game that night against the New Orleans Pelicans early due to an injury.

Laster, also known as “Niro,” “Payso,” and “Peso,” according to court documents, and two others used that information to place and direct more than $200,000 in bets predicting Rozier’s “under” statistics, meaning he would underperform.

Rozier exited the game after nine minutes with 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Fed

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