The NBA has been rocked by a massive scandal following the arrests of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in connection with a federal gambling probe. The unfolding investigation, which has also implicated former player Damon Jones and several members of New York’s organised crime families, has raised serious concerns about the league’s growing relationship with legalised betting.

On Friday night, during Amazon Prime Video’s broadcast of the Celtics–Knicks game, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver publicly responded to the shocking development. “My initial reaction was I was deeply disturbed,” Silver said. “There’s nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition. I had a pit in my stomach. It was very upsett

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