NBA staff members met with congressional staffers Wednesday to discuss the league’s relationship with sportsbooks and other matters related to the gambling scandals that led to federal indictments of Miami guard Terry Rozier, Portland coach Chauncey Billups and others last month, two people with knowledge of the talks said.

The people, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details were not immediately revealed publicly, said that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was not at the meeting, nor were any sitting members of Congress. One of the people described the meeting in Washington as “a fact-finding session.”

It's unclear if the meeting will satisfy requests from lawmakers in both the House and Senate for information from Silver about the league's gambling poli

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