Earlier this week, Heat guard Terry Rozier, Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and former NBA player Damon Jones were arrested by the FBI and indicted for their alleged part in a mob-linked gambling scheme including illegal sports betting and rigged poker games. Amid an ongoing probe, 34 people were arrested on Thursday for their alleged role in the scandal. The NBA immediately placed both Rozier and Billups on leave.
According to reports from Pablo Torre following the initial arrests, Rozier, Billups and Jones were not the only former athletes involved in the alleged illegal gambling and poker schemes. Torre later reported that Kevin Garnett allegedly stopped by the rigged poker game in 2019 when he thought he was going to an afterparty. Per Torre, Garnett left without playing and has not been contacted by authorities. Along with Garnett, Torre reported that current Clippers coach Ty Lue was at an allegedly rigged poker game in 2019, but played at a different table than Billups.
