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NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Thursday arrested more than 30 people, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, as part of a multiyear investigation into illegal betting activities.
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“This is the insider trading saga for the NBA,” FBI director Kash Patel said at a news conference Thursday morning in New York.
Former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach and ex-NBA player Damon Jones was also among those arrested Thursday, federal law enforcement officials said.
Rozier and Billups have been placed on leave by the league, the NBA said Thursday.
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