Terry Rozier, NBA and NBPA
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Players union calls out NBA for putting Terry Rozier on unpaid leave during gambling scandal
Among the allegations, Rozier is said to have participated in the illegal sports betting scheme by utilizing insider NBA knowledge.
Despite his lawyer’s assertion that the NBA “cleared him two years ago,” Terry Rozier was never technically cleared of wrongdoing after the league looked into suspicious betting activity involving the guard in 2023.
Rozier was arrested in connection with a sports betting ring that involves current and former NBA players trading inside, non-public information generally about injuries and illnesses. That information was allegedly distributed through a network of bettors who placed wagers worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Rozier's salary — about $26.6 million this season, paid in installments — will be held in some sort of account pending resolution of the legal case, sources said.
Inside the federal betting case against NBA star Terry Rozier, and the surprising attorney defending him: Trump’s former lawyer, Jim Trusty.
Terry Rozier’s lawyer, Jim Trusty, defended the NBA star against gambling charges, claiming the government partnered with “horrific people" to build its case.
Court documents in Florida show Heat G Terry Rozier, recently indicted in gambling probe, was also facing $8 million tax lien in 2023, ESPN reports.
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Terry Rozier’s arrest leaves the Miami Heat stunned, and trying to figure out what happens next
The Miami Heat are dealing with the absence of Terry Rozier, who has been placed on indefinite leave by the NBA.
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.
On this week's episode of the Miami Herald's Heat Check, Barry Jackson and John Devine discussed their takeaways from the Heat's first game of the season and also went through the potential ramifications of Heat guard Terry Rozier's arrest stemming from a long-running federal gambling investigation.