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NBA Gambling Scandal: FBI Exposes Bombshell Details, Including X-Ray Table And Special Contact Lenses

NBA Chauncey Billups FBI Damon Jones Terry Rozier Bonanno Gambino LeBron James Steph Chambers the Portland Trail Blazers

A string of legendary NBA stars, including Hall-of-Famer Chauncey Billups, have been arrested by the FBI for their participation in a gambling racket that involved at least four of New York’s mafia families.

Unsealed legal filings show that the operation dated back to at least 2019 and lasted more than five years, with no less than 31 individuals coming under federal scrutiny.

More recently, on October 23, high-profile NBA figures like Billups, who was until said date the Portland Trail Blazers’ head coach, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones of the Cleveland Cavaliers were arrested.

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