Kevin Love, former teammate of Terry Rozier, discusses gambling issues in NBA: 'Such a stain on our game'

Longtime NBA veteran Kevin Love talks to Fox News Digital about the "stain" of gambling in professional sports and his hopes for a resolution.

On just the third day of the 2025-26 NBA season, the association was hit with disturbing news when three of its figures were arrested for alleged roles in alleged illegal gambling schemes.

Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones were indicted on charges related to illegal poker games, while Jones and Terry Rozier were arrested for their alleged involvement in sports gambling.

Rozier was a member of the Miami Heat when he was first investigated by both the NBA and the FBI. He missed most of the second half of last season and was set to play for Miami this year, but was arrested the morning after the team’s first game, which he did not play in.

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Miami Heat forward Kevin Love reacts after guard Terry Rozier scores during the second half against the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center. (Scott Wachter/Imagn Images)

Kevin Love was in the Heat locker room when they received word of Rozier’s investigation. He has since been traded to the Utah Jazz, but the controversy still lingers throughout the league.

"It's very complex. I mean, there's so many things that are unanswered, and you take the NBA by its word. They do their due diligence, and they had looked into Terry's situation and came back, and it was kind of just left where it was. Terry was able to come back and play, and then he went through training camp and now all this stuff comes out. It's an interesting space we find ourselves in because, obviously, sports betting is such a huge part of sports culture now," Love said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. 

"And the gambling