Heat’s Terry Rozier reportedly under Federal Investigation for Involvement in Illegal Betting Scheme

On January 31, 2025By Littum

Currently with Miami Heat, 30-year-old Rozier has previously played for Charlotte Hornets and Boston Celtics. (Photo by Jordan Bank/Getty Images)

Terry Rozier from Miami Heat is the subject of a probe of federal prosecutors of whether he changed his game as part of an illegal sports betting scheme, According to the Wall Street Journal.

Focus on Rozier is part of a wider study of a ring of gamblers who allegedly rich sporting events. This probe is part of the one that resulted in Toronto Raptor’s Spider Jontaging Sports, which was indicted for a crime and receipt of a life ban from NBA.

Authorities believe that the people who worked with Porter to manipulate his performance over two games last season used internal information to bet large amounts of money against Rozier a year earlier when he was with Charlotte Hornets.

“In March 2023, the NBA was warned of unusual betting activity related to Terry Rozier’s performance in a game between Charlotte and New Orleans,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement. “The league conducted an investigation and did not find a violation of the NBA rules. We are now aware of an investigation by the US Law Office of the Eastern District in New York related to this case and have collaborated with this investigation. “

The game in question took place on March 23, 2023 – a 115-96 Victory For the pelicans over Hornets who saw Rozier register five points in 10 minutes before leaving with a foot injury and not returning. He didn’t want to play again that season and missed the team’s last eight games.

Intentional activity involving Rozier that night probably suspected the US integrity monitoring the markets of betting.

The NBA and Sports Books were notified of unusual investment in Rozier who did not meet certain statistical results, such as his total number of points scored or total rebounds. Some sports books reportedly stopped accepting bets related to Rozier’s performance for that game.

According to WSJ, the US integrity sent only three warnings involving NBA games in the previous two seasons – two games involved that Porter played in; The other was the one with Rozier.

Rozier has not been indicted as it has not been decided by investigators whether he deliberately changed his performance during that game.

Following Porter’s ban, NBA’s betting partners announced that they would not offer “Under” or Prop betting on players making the lowest wages or working on a two-day or 10-day contract. This agreement includes larger sports books, including Fanduel, Draftkings and Betmgm.

The study also examines ties to college basketball in terms of potential points shaving. Former temple player Hysier Miller is being investigated to potentially bet on the games where he played. At the end of last season, Temple Games was marked by American integrity for unusual initiatives on the school’s 7 March match against the University of Alabama in Birmingham.

NCAA is also investigating. A Temple spokesman said they will “cooperate fully if we are contacted.”

Rozier, 30, was a draft of the first round of Boston Celtics in 2016. He played four seasons with Celtics before being traded for Hornets in 2019. He spent parts of five seasons in Charlotte before being treated for Miami in Jan. 2024.