by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
April 18, 2026
The previous Cleveland Cavaliers participant was arrested, together with Portland Path Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, and Miami Warmth participant Terry Rozier.
Former NBA participant Damon Jones, who’s embroiled in an alleged unlawful playing scheme involving different NBA personnel, is reportedly anticipated to plead responsible after being charged with wire fraud conspiracy and cash laundering conspiracy in November.
In accordance with NBC Information, after initially pleading not responsible to the costs, Jones plans to alter his plea when he seems earlier than the choose on April 28. The paperwork was filed within the Japanese District of New York April 16.
Jones was working with the Los Angeles Lakers when he was accused of promoting details about a participant’s damage to bettors.
The previous Cleveland Cavaliers participant was arrested, together with Portland Path Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups (presently on unpaid go away) and Miami Warmth participant Terry Rozier, for his or her alleged roles in an unlawful playing scheme. The three males had been all arrested Oct. 23 after being accused of partaking in unlawful sports activities betting and rigged poker video games.
Authorities say Billups and Jones had been paid to take part within the video games, with Jones requesting a partial prepayment of $2,500 earlier than attending one of many poker video games.
Jones, who performed with LeBron James in Cleveland and remained near the Lakers participant, allegedly used that relationship to his benefit by allegedly informing bettors of LeBron’s damage forward of a sport in opposition to the Milwaukee Bucks on Feb. 9, 2023, in keeping with the indictment. That data was not publicly accessible.
The previous participant was additionally accused of allegedly promoting details about one other Lakers participant simply hours earlier than that participant was listed as “possible” within the NBA’s damage report. This data was attributed to a sport the Lakers performed in opposition to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder on Jan. 15, 2024.
Anthony Davis was the one participant listed as possible on the damage report. The data supplied to the bettors led his co-conspirators to position a $100,000 wager on the sport earlier than the damage report was made public.
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