NBA officials discussed the federal investigation that led to 34 arrests and imminent indictment hearings for Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones with members of a Congressional committee in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, ESPN reported.

Billups, head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Rozier, a point guard for the Miami Heat, were immediately placed on leave by the league. The NBA had cleared Rozier of wrongdoing after conducting its own independent investigation before the FBI and federal prosecutors unveiled the breadth of their case in Brooklyn last month.

ESPN reported the “information gathering” meeting included key NBA officials and multiple members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Members of the committee and other congressmen sent a letter to NBA

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