Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was assessed an $8 million tax lien from the IRS in 2023, ESPN reported Tuesday, occurring the same year that he allegedly manipulated his performance to aid a sports betting plot.

The lien could help explain Rozier’s motivations for allegedly taking part in the scheme, for which he was arrested last week in Florida in connection with a federal investigation into illicit gambling.

The FBI named Rozier as a conspirator, along with former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones, in a ring that used “inside information to profit” from sports wagers.

In an indictment from the U.S. Justice Department, Rozier was accused of tipping off longtime friend Deniro Laster that he planned to leave a game for the Charlotte Hornets game early by feigning an injury. Last

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