A new NBA gambling scandal includes some familiar names with Cleveland ties.
More than 30 people have been arrested, including former Shaker Heights basketball star Terry Rozier, a 10-year NBA veteran now with the Miami Heat. He faces unspecified charges tied to alleged illegal sports betting and rigged poker games reportedly backed by the Mafia . Damon Jones, who played for the Cavs from 2005 to 2008 and later served as an assistant coach in Cleveland, is accused of giving inside information to co-defendants, who then used it to place NBA wagers.
Ideastream Public Media’s sports commentator Terry Pluto said the most troubling name implicated is Chauncy Billups, a basketball hall of famer and Portland’s current head coach.
“(He’s) a guy that made $107 million dollars as a player.," Pl

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