NEW YORK -- Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jonespleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he profited from rigged poker gamesand provided sports bettors with non-public information about injuries to stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis .

Jones, a onetime teammate of James, said little during back-to-back arraignments in federal court in Brooklyn, letting his court-appointed lawyer enter not guilty pleas in a pair of cases stemming from last month'sfederal takedown of sprawling gambling operations.

Jones, 49, acknowledged he read both indictments and that he understood the charges and his bail conditions, which include his mother and stepfather putting up their Texas home as collateral for a $200,000 bond that will allow him to remain free pending trial.

Jones' lawyer, Kenn

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