Portland Trailblazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat player Terry Rozier were separately arrested Thursday morning in connection with federal investigations into gambling, a law enforcement official told CNBC.
Billups, a former star player for the Detroit Pistons, was arrested in Portland.
Rozier was arrested in Orlando, Florida.
Rozier, a 10-year NBA veteran, reportedly had been eyed for months over suspicious sports betting activity related to his play.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brookyn, New York, and FBI Director Kash Patel are scheduled to hold a press conference on the cases Thursday morning.
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