Miami Heat reserve guard Terry Rozier has been arrested as part of an FBI sports betting investigation, according to reports.
According to ESPN, “Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested early Thursday morning as part of an FBI sports betting investigation, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Eastern District of New York and FBI Director Kash Patel will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. ET to announce arrests from the investigation.”
The Heat opened their 2025-26 NBA season on Oct. 22 with a 125-121 loss to the Orlando Magic. The Heat stayed overnight in Orlando, where the arrest took place. The team is scheduled to fly to Memphis for an Oct. 24 game against the Grizzlies.
Rozier, 31, has been under investigation as part of a probe connected to unusual betting activity for allegedly altering his performance during a March 2023 game while he was playing for the Charlotte Hornets. ESPN reported in July that “a professional bettor placed 30 wagers in 46 minutes, all involving Terry Rozier in a 2023 NBA game.”
“On the morning of March 23, 2023, a bettor at a sportsbook in Biloxi, Mississippi, placed $13,759 in bets on the unders on Rozier’s statistics in a game that night between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans,” according to the documents, which ESPN acquired through an open records request. “All 30 bets won, after Rozier, an eight-year veteran with the Hornets at the time, exited 10 minutes into the game, citing a foot issue.”
Terry Rozier was traded to Miami Heat in January 2024
Rozier was traded to the Heat in January 2024. He’s coming off one of the worst seasons of his NBA career, averaging 10.6 points per game on 39.1% shooting from the field.
His arrest is part of a larger government probe that led to a criminal charge and lifetime ban from the NBA for former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter.
“In March 2023, the NBA was alerted to unusual betting activity related to Terry Rozier’s performance in a game between Charlotte and New Orleans,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass confirmed to USA TODAY Sports in January. “The league conducted an investigation and did not find a violation of NBA rules. We are now aware of an investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York related to this matter and have been cooperating with that investigation.”
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier arrested for alleged betting role while playing for Hornets
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