Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups will not be paid while on leave of absences from their teams because of federal charges related to gambling, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Both of their paychecks are expected to be withheld and placed in escrow, pending outcome of FBI cases, per sources.

Rozier's salary is about $26.6 million this season, paid in installments.

If Rozier is cleared and allowed to return to the NBA, which placed him on leave hours after his Oct. 23 arrest, he would receive the held payments in full, per sources.

Rozier's attorney said Wednesday that a federal lien filed with regard to the player's tax bill in 2021 was satisfied.

The Internal Revenue Service filed that lien against Rozier in November 2023, showing

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