An NBA memo sent to teams said the league is reassessing its measures on legal sports betting, how it should be regulated and ways to protect players from « dire risks. »
The NBA is reassessing its measures on legal sports betting, how it should be regulated, what types of bets should be allowed, and the best ways to protect players from the « dire risks that gambling can impose upon their careers and livelihoods », according to a league memo obtained by ESPN on Monday.
The memo was sent to all 30 teams four days after veteran guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups were indicted in part of a federal investigation into gambling schemes involving sports betting and poker. The league wrote in the memo that it is reviewing policies regarding injury reporting, training and education of all NBA personnel, and safety measures for players.
Federal authorities accused Rozier of conspiring with a childhood friend in a gambling scheme centered on prop bets on his statistics from a game March 23, 2023, when he was with the Charlotte Hornets. Rozier, according to the indictment, told co-conspirator Deniro Laster that he would be leaving the game against the New Orleans Pelicans early.
