NBA guard Terry Rozier was averaging nearly 21 points per game for the Charlotte Hornets as the 2022-23 season neared an end.

But during a game against the New Orleans Pelicans, he scored only five and played for less than 10 minutes before claiming he was hurt.

The injury? It was fake and the fix was in as part of a scheme to help sports bettors, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed on Thursday in New York.

That episode is at the heart of a stunning scandal that is rocking the NBA .

Rozier, a pal and others have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.

Prop bets and how feds say they were used

Those placing prop bets do not wager on the outcome of a game — rather, they put money on individual player statistics, such as whether a play

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