Overview
- Miami is withholding Rozier’s $26.6 million salary and placing payments in escrow pending the outcome of the federal cases, according to the Associated Press and ESPN.
- The National Basketball Players Association says unpaid leave violates the collective bargaining agreement and will file a grievance to challenge the decision.
- Broward County records show an $8,218,211 IRS lien filed in November 2023; Rozier’s attorney says only about $9,000 was actually owed and that the lien has been satisfied, though no release is on file.
- A Justice Department indictment alleges Rozier told Deniro Laster he would leave a March 23, 2023 Hornets game early, enabling more than $200,000 in “under” prop bets, and charges him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering.
- The NBA has begun reviewing injury-reporting policies and the handling of individual prop bets, while Rozier remains on leave and still counts against the Heat’s cap with no immediate relief.