Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday along with over 30 others in New York for their alleged involvement in two separate criminal schemes. The cases involve rigging sports bets and poker games connected to Mafia families, with prosecutors alleging millions in fraudulent gains through sophisticated cheating methods and exploitation of insider NBA information. FBI Director Kash Patel highlighted the scale of the fraud. "The fraud is mind boggling. We're talking about tens of millions of dollars in fraud and theft and robbery across a multi-year investigation. This is the insider-trading saga for the NBA." Joseph Nocella, the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York, emphasized the signi
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