An NBA Hall of Famer, a current star and former player are among dozens of people arrested Thursday in a sweeping FBI crackdown on alleged illegal gambling rings .

Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones, each mainstays of professional basketball for years, were indicted alongside more than 30 other suspects who include alleged members of prominent organized crime families.

The NBA said in a statement that Rozier and Billups were being put on leave and that the league is cooperating with authorities. Jones is not currently employed by the league.

One of the federal cases unveiled Thursday involves allegations of cheating in high-stakes poker games operated by mafia figures. The elaborate cheating scheme netted more than $7 million from rigged games, prosecutors said.The

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