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- The Miami Heat guard was arrested early Thursday morning, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania
- Terry Rozier had been under federal investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York since January
- The Eastern District of New York and FBI director Kash Patel will hold a press conference at 10 a.m.
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested early Thursday morning as part of an FBI sports betting probe, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Rozier has been under federal investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York since January for potentially manipulating a 2023 game performance as part of an illegal sports betting ring.
The Eastern District of New York and FBI director Kash Patel will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. today to announce arrests from the investigation.
Manipulating Game Performance
According to Charania, Rozier was arrested this morning at a hotel in Orlando, FL. The Heat played Wednesday night, a 121-125 loss to the Orlando Magic, in which Rozier did not play due to a coach’s decision.
The game centering around the federal investigation took place on March 23, 2023, when Rozier was a member of the Charlotte Hornets. Rozier played less than 10 minutes in the game after leaving with what was described as a foot injury. Rozier averaged more than 35 minutes a game that season.
Rozier did not play another game for the Hornets that season. He most recently played 33 minutes for the Heat on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in a game against the Cavaliers and scored 22 points.
The NBA investigated the game after suspicious betting patterns were reported, but did not find any violation of NBA rules.
Similar Case to Jontay Porter
According to Charania, the case stems from the same sports betting ring involving former Toronto Raptors center Jontay Porter. Four individuals, including Porter, pled guilty to conspiracy charges and admitted to manipulating game performances in the 2023-2024 season.
The NBA banned Porter for life last year after an investigation found the two-way backup forward/center provided a sports bettor with confidential information, limited his participation in one or more games for betting purposes, and bet on several NBA games.
Porter was found to have bet against the Raptors in a parlay while he traveled, but did not play, with the team earlier this year.
Most concerning, however, was news that broke in June that Porter faked at least two injuries so he could leave games early. He informed several individuals that he owed large gambling debts to about his plan so they could place several large “under” bets on his performance.
Porter eventually pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
