Overview
- Rozier will not be paid while on leave, with his Heat salary held pending the outcome of the federal case, according to AP reporting from people familiar with the arrangements.
- Portland coach Chauncey Billups is also on league leave after his arrest, though it is not yet known whether his pay is being withheld in the same manner.
- Federal agents arrested Rozier, Billups and others last week, with prosecutors alleging Rozier conspired to profit from bets tied to a March 23, 2023 Hornets game that sportsbooks flagged for unusual prop activity.
- The NBA sent a memo to all 30 teams launching a review of injury reporting, staff education and internal and external monitoring, warning that individual player proposition bets pose heightened integrity risks.
- Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell asked Commissioner Adam Silver for details on the league’s handling of the Rozier matter, while Rozier’s attorney said a 2021 IRS lien was a paperwork error that has been resolved.