Senate Seeks Answers on NBA Gambling Arrests

Federal prosecutors have arrested more than 30 people, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former player/coach Damon Jones, in overlapping gambling-related cases. Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell, who lead the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, sent a bipartisan letter giving the NBA until Nov. 10 to produce documents and answer questions about its handling of gambling allegations — including why Rozier was previously cleared after a 2023 probe — and said hearings remain possible. The House Energy and Commerce Committee sent a letter on Oct. 24 asking for a briefing by Oct. 31 and seeking information on the NBA’s policies, steps to curb disclosure of nonpublic information, regulatory gaps and relationships with sportsbooks. League officials say the FBI can obtain evidence the NBA cannot, and Commissioner Adam Silver has defended the league’s handling of investigations and pledged to cooperate with authorities and Congress.