Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA player Damon Jones were three of more than 30 people arrested by the FBI on Thursday morning as part of an extensive federal grand jury investigation into illegal sports betting and gambling split across two cases.
The NBA released a statement on Thursday afternoon that both Rozier and Billups were being placed on "immediate leave" from the Heat and Blazers, respectively.
"We are in the process of reviewing the federal indictments announced today," the league said. "Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups are being placed on immediate leave from their teams, and we will continue to cooperate with the relevant authorities. We take these allegations with the utmost seriousness, and the int