Nation Oct 29 Terry Rozier will not receive salary while on leave from NBA, AP reports By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press
Nation Oct 23 Watch 7:00 Arrests of current and former stars raise troubling gambling questions for NBA There are troubling questions for the NBA after the FBI arrested one of its players and a Hall of Fame head coach. They are among dozens charged in a federal investigation alleging illegal sports betting and rigged poker games organized… By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant, Solveig Rennan
Nation Oct 23 Read the sports betting indictment against NBA player Terry Rozier and others Rozier is accused in participating in an illegal sports betting scheme using private insider NBA information, officials said. By Associated Press
Nation Oct 23 Who are the NBA coaches and player arrested for illegal sports betting and rigged poker games Three people were arrested Thursday in connection with a federal investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games. By Associated Press
Nation Oct 23 WATCH: Heat’s Rozier and Trail Blazers’ Billups among dozens charged in sports betting, Mafia-backed poker schemes The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about… By Alanna Durkin, Tim Reynolds, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press
Aug 19 Private equity mogul Bill Chisholm officially buys the Boston Celtics for a record $6.1 billion By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press The team was put on the market last summer, soon after it won its record 18th NBA championship. Continue reading
Sep 30 Dikembe Mutombo, Hall of Fame NBA player and ambassador for the sport, dies at 58 from brain cancer By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid, who was born in Cameroon, says "it's a sad day, especially for us Africans, and really the whole world."… Continue reading
Aug 21 Warriors Hall of Famer Al Attles, one of NBA’s first Black head coaches, dies at 87 By Janie McCauley, Associated Press The Warriors announced that Attles had died in his East Bay home on Tuesday surrounded by family. Nicknamed “The Destroyer” for his physical style of play, the Warriors were his love and his only team after they selected him in… Continue reading
Jul 10 Jontay Porter pleads guilty in case tied to gambling scandal that tanked his NBA career By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Former NBA player Jontay Porter admitted Wednesday that he schemed to take himself out of games for gambling's sake, pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy crime in the scandal that already got him banned from the league. Continue reading
Jun 12 NBA great Jerry West dies at 86 By Tim Reynolds, Associated Press He was a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA selection, part of the 1972 Lakers team that won a championship, an NBA Finals MVP as part of a losing team in 1969 and was selected as part of the NBA’s 75th… Continue reading