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The recent NBA betting scandal includes wagers made on a Chicago Bulls game from 2023, according to court documents.
Some of the biggest questions emerging from the federal indictment of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier relates to the NBA.
In an indictment released Thursday, prosecutors outlined the circumstances under which seven NBA games allegedly were part of an illegal gambling scheme.
The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, has been charged with helping to cheat high-stakes poker players out of millions of dollars through rigged card games allegedly operated by underworld crime figures.
Seven games were specifically cited by prosecutors as having paid off big for gamblers allegedly using non-public information from inside the NBA.
The Magic said in a statement the team has “no indication that any current players were involved and we have not been contacted by the authorities.”
Thursday offers just two games, but both feature championship storylines and MVP star power. Out East, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Indiana Pacers in a rematch of last season's NBA Finals. Indiana begins life without Tyrese Haliburton, while Shai Gilgeous-Alexander looks to continue his MVP pace.