Terry Rozier’s attorney accused the FBI of seeking « misplaced glory » after the NBA player’s arrest in connection to a widespread illegal sports betting investigation.
The attorney representing Miami Heat player Terry Rozier accused the FBI of seeking « misplaced glory » after the NBA player was arrested Thursday as part of a widespread investigation into an alleged illegal sports betting operation.
Rozier, who was immediately placed on leave by the NBA following the indictments, was among more than 30 individuals arrested in connection with two FBI probes into illegal sports betting and alleged rigged poker games with suspected links to New York-based crime families.
Rozier was not named in the second indictment.
The NBA player appeared in court on Thursday and faces charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. An attorney for Rozier released a statement saying that his client « is not a gambler » and was previously cleared by the NBA. He also took aim at the FBI for not allowing Rozier to « self-surrender » despite an apparent open line of communication.
« They characterized Terry as a subject, not a target, but at 6 a.
