7 NBA games DOJ says were affected by high-stakes wagers after inside information was leaked to gamblers

Fox News correspondent Nate Foy details Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups’ alleged involvement in rigged poker schemes and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier reportedly intentionally exiting games with ‘injuries’ on ‘America Reports.’

The Department of Justice listed seven games that saw high-stakes wagers after non-public information was disclosed to gamblers.

Terry Rozier, the DOJ says, was directly involved in one of them, while Damon Jones is said to have given information about two Los Angeles Lakers games when he was an assistant coach for the team.

Rozier's alleged involvement came through a game on March 23, 2023, when he told a childhood friend, Deniro Laster, that he would take himself out of a game early, citing an injury, so Laster could place wagers based on the information. Neither Hornets officials nor betting companies were made aware of Rozier's plan, according to the indictment, and Rozier was not listed on the team's injury report.

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General view of the Charlotte Hornets as the national anthem is being sung by Mister Kim before the game against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Center. Terry Rozier played just nine minutes in this game. (Stephen Lew/USA Today Sports)

Laster then allegedly sold that information to other co-conspirators, and numerous people placed wagers totaling roughly $200,000 on Rozier's "under" prop bets to hit in both parlay and straight wagers. After Rozier played just nine minutes and never returned, the bets won. Rozier and Laster counted cash winnings at Rozier's home in Charlotte roughly a week later, the indictment says.

As far as Jones goes, he is alleged to have told someone close to him that a