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5 days ago
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Bettor reportedly placed 30 wagers on Terry Rozier prop bet unders for one 2023 game
The game in question was March 23, 2023: Charlotte's Terry Rozier started the game that Thursday night against the Pelicans, but played just 9:34 before leaving the game with a foot issue. Rozier finished with five points, four rebounds and two assists, all well below his season averages. He would not play in any of the Hornets' remaining eight games that season, but a team missing the playoffs being cautious with a player at the end of the season did not raise many eyebrows. However, what happened that night did raise the eyebrows of federal investigators who saw unusual betting activity on Rozier prop bet unders that game — specifically 30 bets from one person at a Mississippi casino, all of which is detailed in a fantastic story by ESPN's David Purdum on what is being investigated in that case. On the morning of March 23, 2023, a bettor at a sportsbook in Biloxi, Mississippi, placed $13,759 in bets on the unders on Rozier's statistics in a game that night between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans, according to the documents, which ESPN acquired through an open records request... In all, at least six sportsbooks in multiple states detected suspicious betting on Rozier props that day, with the bulk of the activity occurring in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to sources familiar with a report issued by U.S. Integrity, a firm that monitors the betting market for abnormalities. The NBA investigated the situation at the time but determined no league rules were violated in this case. Rozier had not been on the injury report for the game. Rozier is not a target of the investigation, his attorney, Jim Trusty, told ESPN. Trusty said Rozier met with NBA and FBI officials multiple times in 2023 and that the initial investigation determined that he had done nothing wrong. "It's unfortunate that he's a big name in sports and is having to endure all this," Trusty told ESPN. "My hope and expectation is that at some point that they'll be done with their investigation and will be professional enough to let us know that it's 100% over and that they reached the same conclusion that was reached in 2023." This betting investigation is linked to the betting scandal surrounding the Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter, which led to his banishment from the NBA. According to the report, some of the betting accounts involved in the Porter prop betting case were also involved in betting on prop bet unders in the Rozier situation. The casino paid out the bettor who placed 30 bets in Mississippi because those were legal bets and nobody, as of yet, has been able to prove any wrongdoing on anyone's part. This is unrelated to the ongoing betting scandal surrounding Michael Beasley.
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5 days ago
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Terry Rozier reportedly subject of 30 bets placed over 46 minutes for March 2023 game in federal investigation
While Terry Rozier was reportedly cleared by the NBA of any wrongdoing in its investigation into gambling allegations, the veteran guard remains under federal investigation. As was the case when the investigation into Rozier was first reported, a March 23, 2023, NBA game continues to draw scrutiny based on unusual activity. Rozier was the subject of 30 wagers, all placed within a 46-minute spa, ESPN's David Purdum reported, upon obtaining documents from the investigation. Prior to a game between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans on the aforementioned date, a sportsbook received $13,759 in wagers from one bettor, according to the investigation's documents. The 30 bets were all on the unders for Rozier's points, rebounds and assists. The activity was unusual enough to be noticed by U.S. Integrity, which monitors betting markets for abnormalities, resulting in six sports books and the NBA being notified. Within an hour of the alert from U.S. Integrity, most prominent sports books stopped taking bets on Rozier props. Rozier left the game after playing 10 minutes, citing a foot injury. He finished with 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, which were all under the betting line for his statistics. Consequently, all 30 of those bets won. The NBA investigated the betting activity and determined that no league rules were violated, thus leading to reports that Rozier had been cleared by the league. Rozier's attorney told ESPN that Rozier is no longer part of the federal investigation, which remains open. A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York would not confirm or deny Rozier's status in the investigation, according to ESPN. The same investigation resulted in Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter getting charged with a felony and receiving a lifetime ban from the NBA in April 2024. Free-agent guard Malik Beasley is also being investigated by federal authorities and the NBA for prop bets placed beginning in January 2024, when he played for the Milwaukee Bucks. He has not been charged. Reporting by Yahoo Sports contributor Tom Haberstroh and Meadowlark Media's Pablo Torre and Amin Elhassan on the "Pablo Torre Finds Out" podcast found that one figure with the alias of "Moose" connected Rozier, Porter and Beasley in gambling activity, predicting Beasley being investigated when the Rozier news was reported five months earlier. Rozier did not play the remaining eight games for the Hornets that season after that March 2023 contest. He was traded to the Miami Heat, for whom he's still under contract for $26.6 million through the 2025-26 season. In his two seasons with the Heat, Rozier has averaged 12.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting 32% on 3-pointers.
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5 days ago
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Terry Rozier subject of 30 bets placed over 46 minutes for March 2023 game in federal investigation: Report
While Terry Rozier was reportedly cleared by the NBA of any wrongdoing in its investigation into gambling allegations, the veteran guard remains under federal investigation. As was the case when the investigation into Rozier was first reported, a March 23, 2023 NBA game continues to draw scrutiny based on unusual activity. Rozier was the subject of 30 wagers, all placed within a 46-minute spa, ESPN's David Purdum reported upon obtaining documents from the investigation. Prior to a game between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans on the aforementioned date, a sportsbook received $13,759 in wagers from one bettor, according to the investigation's documents. The 30 bets were all on the unders for Rozier's points, rebounds and assists. The activity was unusual enough to be noticed by U.S. Integrity, which monitors betting markets for abnormalities, resulting in six sports books and the NBA being notified. Within an hour of the alert from U.S. Integrity, most prominent sports books stopped taking bets on Rozier props. Rozier left the game after playing 10 minutes, citing a foot injury. He finished with 5 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, which were all under the betting line for his statistics. Consequently, all 30 of those bets won. The NBA investigated the betting activity and determined that no league rules were violated, thus leading to reports that Rozier had been cleared by the league. Rozier's attorney told ESPN that Rozier is no longer part of the federal investigation, which remains open. The same investigation resulted in Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter getting charged with a felony and receiving a lifetime ban from the NBA in April 2024. Free-agent guard Malik Beasley is also being investigated by federal authorities and the NBA for prop bets placed beginning in January 2024, when he played for the Milwaukee Bucks. He has not been charged. Reporting by Pablo Torre and Yahoo Sports' Tom Haberstroh found that one figure with the alias of "Moose" connected Rozier, Porter and Beasley in gambling activity, predicting Beasley being investigated when the Rozier news was reported five months earlier. Rozier did not play the remaining eight games for the Hornets that season after that March 2023 contest. He was traded to the Miami Heat, for whom he's still under contract for $26.6 million through the 2025-26 season. In his two seasons with the Heat, Rozier has averaged 12.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting 32% on 3-pointers. However, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York would not confirm or deny Rozier's status in the investigation, according to ESPN.
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6 days ago
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Terry Rozier subject of 30 bets placed in 46 minutes for March 2023 game, according to federal investigation: Report
While Terry Rozier was reportedly cleared by the NBA of any wrongdoing in its investigation into gambling allegations, the veteran guard remains under federal investigation. As was the case when the investigation into Rozier was first reported, a March 23, 2023 NBA game continues to draw scrutiny based on unusual activity. Rozier was the subject of 30 wagers, all placed within a 46-minute spa, ESPN's David Purdum reported upon obtaining documents from the investigation. Prior to a game between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans on the aforementioned date, a sportsbook received $13,759 in wagers from one bettor, according to the investigation's documents. The 30 bets were all on the unders for Rozier's points, rebounds and assists. The activity was unusual enough to be noticed by U.S. Integrity, which monitors betting markets for abnormalities, resulting in six sports books and the NBA being notified. Within an hour of the alert from U.S. Integrity, most prominent sports books stopped taking bets on Rozier props. Rozier left the game after playing 10 minutes, citing a foot injury. He finished with five points, four rebounds and two assists, which were all under the betting line for his statistics. Consequently, all 30 of those bets won. The NBA investigated the betting activity and determined that no league rules were violated, thus leading to reports that Rozier had been cleared by the league. Rozier's attorney told ESPN that Rozier is no longer part of the federal investigation, which remains open. The same investigation resulted in Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter getting charged with a felony and receiving a lifetime ban from the NBA in April 2024. Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley is also being investigated by federal authorities and the NBA for prop bets placed beginning in January 2024, when he played for the Milwaukee Bucks. He has not been charged. Reporting by Pablo Torre and Yahoo Sports' Tom Haberstroh found that one figure with the alias of "Moose" connected Rozier, Porter and Beasley in gambling activity, predicting Beasley being investigated when the Rozier news was reported five months earlier. Rozier did not play the remaining eight games for the Hornets that season after that March 2023 contest. He was traded to the Miami Heat, for whom he's still under contract for $26.6 million through the 2025-26 season. In his two seasons with the Heat, Rozier has averaged 12.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting 32% on 3-pointers. However, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York would not confirm or deny Rozier's status in the investigation, according to ESPN.
