Some of the biggest questions emerging from the federal indictment of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier relates to the NBA.

New York FBI Assistant Director Christopher Raia said that "Operation Royal Flush" has arrested dozens of members of various crime families of "la Cosa Nostra" in an illegal gambling scheme. They allegedly used NBA stars as "bait" to get people into high-level poker games,

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, has been charged with helping to cheat high-stakes poker players out of millions of dollars through rigged card games allegedly operated by underworld crime figures.

NBA gambling investigation reveals high-tech cheating methods using infrared devices and rigged poker tables, with victims losing an estimated $7 million since 2019.

The Magic said in a statement the team has “no indication that any current players were involved and we have not been contacted by the authorities.”

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama only needed one game to climb to near the top of the NBA MVP odds board. Wembanyama joined an elite club of players to put up 40 points and 15 rebounds on at least 70% field-goal shooting in Wednesday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks.

The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a Miami Heat player have been arrested along with more than 30 other people in two criminal cases alleging schemes to rake in millions by rigging sports bets and poker games involving Mafia families.