NEW YORK (AP) — Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier have been arrested in connection with a federal investigation into sports betting and illegal gambling , people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Officials say more than 30 people have been arrested in the probes into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by the Mafia.
The charge or charges Rozier and Billups face were not immediately known. Two people spoke to the AP about Rozier on the condition of anonymity because they couldn’t discuss details of the investigation publicly. One of these people also told the AP of Billups’ arrest.
The NBA had no immediate comment. The league has investigated Rozier previously and still is looking into