Feds say evidence shows ex-NBA player took bribe in gambling case, per report
Josh PeterFederal prosecutors overseeing a sports gambling case involving former NBA player Terry Rozier say they have evidence that he solicited and accepted a bribe, according to a report in The Athletic.
The revelation occurred before a federal judge in New York Monday, April 27 and the prosecutors intend to bring new charges against Rozier, according to The Athletic.
“We have developed evidence that Mr. Rozier solicited and accepted a bribe,” Kaitlin Ferrell, a prosecutor for the Eastern District, said Monday, April 27 during a hearing, according to a report in The Athletic.
Rozier, 32, was arrested in October on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Rozier, a guard with the Miami Heat at the time of his arrest, played 10 years in the NBA. The scandal broke before the start of the 2025-26 season, and the league put him on leave this past season. The Heat waived Rozier on April 10.
Rozier had been put on leave by the league after federal indictments revealed illegal gambling allegations back to his tenure with the Charlotte Hornets, who Rozier joined before the 2019-20 season. Charlotte traded Rozier to the Heat in January 2024.
Rozier has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges involving wire fraud and money laundering.
The federal case centers around allegations of illegal sports betting and money laundering. The case also involves Chauncey Billups, the former NBA All-Star player who was head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers at the time of his arrest in October.
Rozier is accused of being part of an illegal betting scheme by alerting gamblers he intended to fake an injury in order to make money off a prop bet related to his performance in a game with the Hornets.
Prior to the March 23, 2023 game between the Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans, according to the indictment, Rozier told co-defendant Deniro Laster that he planned to prematurely remove himself from the game in the first quarter due to injury and not return to play. Rozier had not been listed on the injury report.
Contributing: Mark Giannotto, Lorenzo Reyes
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