Congress seeks answers from NBA commissioner amid widening gambling scandal

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Congress is seeking information related to the recent FBI investigation into gambling and game fixing that resulted in the arrest of three current and former players. 

The House Committee on Commerce Friday sent a letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver requesting information and a briefing to obtain information related to the scandal that resulted in the federal indictment of Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA player and coach Damon Jones. 

The bipartisan letter was signed by six members of Congress on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver held a press conference at Chase Center on 2025 NBA All-Star weekend in San Francisco Feb. 15, 2025.  (Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The committee is seeking five key points of information from Silver:

"1. Details about the fraudulent, illegal, and alleged betting practices in connection with NBA players, coaches, and officials, including the actions of NBA players and coaches identified in the recent indictment; as well as prior instances, some of which are identified above," the letter states.

"2. Actions the NBA intends to take to limit the disclosure of nonpublic information for illegal purposes. 3. Whether the NBA’s Code of Conduct for players and coaches effectively prohibits illegal activity, including the disclosure of non-public information for the purposes of illegal betting schemes. 4. An explanation of the gaps, if any, in existing regulations that allow illegal betting schemes to occur. 5.