Miami Heat and Portland Trail Blazers win after arrests of Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups
Speaking about the arrests for the first time, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he was “deeply disturbed” by the events of the past few days.
“There is nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition,” he told Amazon Prime. “And so I had a pit in my stomach. It was very disturbing.”
Silver also said the NBA’s investigation into Rozier’s actions in March 2023, when there was “aberrant betting” in a game he played for the Charlotte Hornets against the New Orleans Pelicans, found nothing wrong.
“It was brought to our attention by regulators and bookmakers,” he added.
“Then we looked into that situation and were very transparent about it. And while there was that aberrant betting, we honestly couldn’t find anything.”
“The federal government has subpoena power … (it) can threaten to put people in jail, it can do all kinds of things that the league office can’t do.”
“So we’ve been working with them ever since. And of course, what they announced yesterday was the indictment.”
“And two-and-a-half years later, he still hasn’t been convicted of anything, in fairness to Terry.”
“Obviously, it doesn’t look good, but he’s been placed on administrative leave, so there’s a balance here between protecting people’s rights and investigating.”
2025-10-25 07:04:00
