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The lawyer for Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier slammed the FBI on Thursday after his client was arrested as part of officials’ widespread illegal gambling investigation.

Rozier, Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former NBA coach Damon Jones were among the professional sports figures arrested in the probe.

“We have represented Terry Rozier for over a year. A long time ago we reached out to these prosecutors to tell them we should have an open line of communication. They characterized Terry as a subject, not a target, but at 6 a.m. this morning they called to tell me FBI agents were trying to arrest him in a hotel,” James Trusty, of Ifrah Law PLLC, said in a statement.

“It is unfortunate that instead of allowing him to self surrender

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