Overview
- NBA staffers, league lawyers and a consultant held a fact‑finding briefing with House Energy and Commerce Committee staff in Washington; Commissioner Adam Silver and elected members did not attend.
- Former player and assistant coach Damon Jones is scheduled for arraignment at 2 p.m. Thursday in Brooklyn, with Chauncey Billups on Nov. 24 and Terry Rozier on Dec. 8.
- Federal indictments describe 34 arrests tied to alleged use of non‑public player information for betting and a separate organized‑crime‑linked scheme to rig high‑stakes poker games.
- The NBA placed Billups and Rozier on leave and says it is conducting broader integrity reviews as congressional committees press for documents on policies and sportsbook partnerships.
- Lawmakers questioned why Rozier played after unusual 2023 betting alerts; Reuters reported the NBA had cleared him, while a league source later said the investigation was not formally closed, and public‑health advocates are pushing limits on player‑prop and in‑game bets such as those in the proposed Bettor Health Act.