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Heat’s Erik Spoelstra delivers ‘no other choice’ response to Terry Rozier’s FBI investigation
Speaking before Friday night's contest against the Memphis Grizzlies, head coach Erik Spoelstra would give insight into how the team is dealing with recent events. Spoelstra would say that the team had a meeting on Thursday to discuss the situation, but also honing in the focus on the games ahead, according to Ira Winderman of The Sun Sentinel.
An FBI investigation into alleged gambling scandals sent shockwaves through both the NBA and NFL this week. The allegations have swept up several prominent figures across professional sports, raising serious questions about the integrity of high-stakes poker games that may have been far from fair.
A pair of long-running federal gambling investigations into “tens of millions of dollars in fraud and theft and robbery” led to the arrests Thursday of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and dozens of others, including two former NBA players and New York mafia members.
More than 30 people have been charged in two criminal cases from a FBI gambling-related probe. Those indicted include multiple sports figures, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups. Authorities said the schemes involved rigging sports bets and poker games and involved Mafia families.
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