NBA places Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups on 'immediate leave' from teams amid federal indictments Yahoo Sports Staff and Chris Cwik October 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM 4 In a statement, the NBA announced it is placing Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups on "immediate leave from their teams" amid gamblingrela...
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Yahoo Sports Staff and Chris Cwik October 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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In a statement, the NBA announced it is placing Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups on "immediate leave from their teams" amid gambling-related federal indictments announced Thursday. The league said it is in the process of reviewing those indictments.
"We take these allegations with the utmost seriousness, and the integrity of our game remains our top priority," the statement concluded.
Billups and Rozier were arrested by the FBI on Thursday as part of two separate illegal gambling-related cases, the FBI announced.
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Trail Blazers assistant Tiago Splitter will take over head coaching duties in place of Billups.
Billups, Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach Damon Jones were among over 30 individuals arrested in connection with the FBI's probe. The investigation took years and spanned 11 states, FBI director Kash Patel said Thursday.
Billups and Jones were charged after allegedly being involved with an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia. Billups has been Portland's head coach since 2021.
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Rozier, 31, had been under investigation for his actions during a 2022-23 NBA game, when he was still a member of the Charlotte Hornets. Prior to a game against the New Orleans Pelicans that season, a bettor placed nearly $14,000 on unders involving Rozier's statistics. Rozier left the game after just nine minutes due to a foot injury, causing his under bets to win, per documents acquired by ESPN.
The investigation into Rozier reportedly focused on whether he "manipulated his performance as part of an illegal sports betting scheme," the Wall Street Journal wrote in January.
Despite the investigation, Rozier, an 11-year NBA veteran, was preparing to play for the Heat during the 2025-26 NBA season. The guard battled a hamstring injury ahead of the team's season opener Wednesday, but was reportedly available to play in the contest.
Rozier did not appear in the team's 125-121 opening night loss to the Orlando Magic.
Billups, who had not been previously mentioned as a target in the federal probe prior to Thursday's arrest, coached the Trail Blazers during Wednesday's 118-114 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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