U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to the commissioner of the National Basketball Association requesting detailed information about its handling of recent gambling-related scandals involving current and former players and coaches.

“This is a matter of Congressional concern,” the senators wrote to NBA commissioner Adam Silver.

Cantwell, a ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Cruz, the chairman, requested a comprehensive response by November 10.

“Americans love basketball because it is fast-paced and unpredictable,” the senators wrote. “That volatility is the sport’s magic, and precisely why allegations that current and former NBA players and coaches compromised the game’s integrity are so trou

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