Embattled NBA guard Terry Rozier will not receive his salary from the Miami Heat while on leave because of his arrest on federal charges related to a gambling scheme, two people with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Advertisement
Rozier's salary — about $26.6 million this season, paid in installments, the first for this season having been due later this week — will be held pending resolution of the legal case, said the people, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the details were not released publicly.
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The Heat will not receive any immediate salary cap relief by the NBA's decision, one of the sources said. If Rozier is cleared and allowed to ret

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