The NBA has strict rules against betting on its games, and the consequences are clear. Portland coach Chauncey Billups and Miami guard Terry Rozier are out of the league indefinitely.
Read More The NBA hoped to begin its season on a strong note. Now it faces a gambling scandal
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were among more than thirty individuals arrested as part of a sweeping FBI investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged underground poker games allegedly connected to major organized-crime families.
Read More Miami Heat player Terry Rozier and Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups arrested in major FBI gambling probe
Former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter is set to plead guilty in a case related to the sports gambling scandal that earned him a lifetime ban from the NBA.
Read More Banned former Raptor to plead guilty in gambling case, court records show
Jontay Porter was given a lifetime ban from the NBA for violating the league’s gambling policy.
Read More Toronto Raptors’ Porter banned for life from NBA for gambling