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NBA gambling investigation: Latest statements, updates

Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cavs player Damon Jones have been arrested in connection with the probes.

Sources: Rozier, Billups won't be paid while on leave

Heat guard Terry Rozier will not be paid while on leave of absence because of his arrest on federal charges related to a gambling scheme. Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups also will not be paid while on leave, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups will not be paid while on leave of absences from their teams, sources tell ESPN. Both of their paychecks are expected to be withheld and placed in escrow, pending outcome of FBI cases.

NBA gambling investigations: How strong are cases against Billups, Rozier?

ESPN spoke with former federal prosecutor Kate Reilly for an in-depth look at what comes next in the NBA gambling investigations.

NBA Power Rankings: How all 30 teams stack up after one week

Hot starts or early burnouts? Where all 30 teams rank after one week of the 2025-26 NBA regular season.

NBA season 2025-26: Best and worst from the first week

Our insiders break down standout moments and answer the biggest questions from the first days of the NBA season.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scores 28 points to spark high-scoring Heat in 144-117 win over Hornets

— Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 20 of his 28 points in the first half to keep up his hot-shooting start to the season, and the high-scoring Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 144-117 on Tuesday night.

Heat's Terry Rozier faced $8 million tax lien from IRS in 2023

Heat guard Terry Rozier, who was placed on leave amid allegations he manipulated his performance in a March 2023 NBA game as part of gambling schemes, was facing an $8 million tax lien from the IRS in November 2023.

NBA memo addresses the need to assess 'dire risks' of gambling

An NBA memo sent to teams said the league is reassessing its measures on legal sports betting, how it should be regulated and ways to protect players from "dire risks."