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A professional bettor placed 30 wagers in 46 minutes, all involving Terry Rozier in a 2023 NBA game, according to documents obtained by ESPN that reveal new details about the suspicious betting under scrutiny by federal investigators.

On the morning of March 23, 2023, a bettor at a sportsbook in Biloxi, Mississippi, placed $13,759 in bets on the unders on Rozier's statistics in a game that night between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans, according to the documents, which ESPN acquired through an open records request. All 30 bets won, after Rozier, an eight-year veteran with the Hornets at the time, exited 10 minutes into the game, citing a foot issue.

In all, at least six sportsbooks in multiple states detected suspicious betting on Rozier props that day, with the bulk of the activity occurring in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to sources familiar with a report issued by U.S. Integrity, a firm that monitors the betting market for abnormalities.

The NBA investigated the unusual activity in 2023 and found that no league rules were violated. Two years later, Rozier is one of three NBA players known to have been under investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York. Rozier has not been charged or accused of any wrongdoing.

The bettor in Biloxi placed the bets at Harrah's Gulf Coast on the under on Rozier's points, rebounds and assists, according to a list of wagers included in the documents. The largest bet, a $2,700 wager on under 5.5 rebounds for Rozier, was made over the counter, using a casino player's card. The other 29 bets were placed on a self-serve betting kiosk, a few hundred dollars at a time, beginning at 9:37 a.m., before the sportsbook counter was open, according to the records.

Attempts to reach the bettor were unsuccessful.

37 comments

  1. im just saying, if you want 26 mil completely off ur books u can trade a 1st for terry right now

    WAT A STEAL

  3. That’s pretty damning honestly, sounds pretty much the exact same to Jontay situation and leaving game early. Thought Terry would have made enough money tho not to be doing all that.

  4. If Terry really did all this for 13k he’s a dumbass lol

    13k is like .0001% of his career earnings

  5. Using the Jontay Porter method I see. Wonder what’s taking so long for them to escalate this

  9. Michael Franzese detailed stuff like this years ago before sports gambling was legalized and got big so it should really be no surprise

  10. smh what kind of world do we live in where a guy can’t place 30 wagers in 46 minutes on Terry Rozier without raising suspicion. I thought this was America?

  14. I bet Michael Jordan knew about Terry’s foot and placed the bets under the guise of Jichael Mordan.

  15. All that for some thousands? Shit I lose more than that in a day. Crazy shit. Can’t do anything now days without big brother watching

  18. I’m assuming unless proven innocent this is his last contract. Depending on the court date I’m assuming he will finish the next season out unless convicted and my assumption is that upon conviction his contract is voidable right?

  20. Dont get why the time frame matters, alot of people research the bets they wanna make and take as long as they want, and then will go place them all at once.

  21. “”It’s unfortunate that he’s a big name in sports and is having to endure all this,” Trusty (Rozier’s attorney) told ESPN.”

    Big name according to whom, exactly.

  23. How do you know it’s Rozier? Could be any low paid team insider who was in the lockeroom and happened to overhear Rozier was having foot issues but was going to try and play through them.

  27. Has anyone looked into the trainers? Maybe Rozier had a lingering foot issue and trainers leaked the info. There are so many people in and out of the locker room and on the staff that have access to this information.

  28. Raise your hand if you knew leagues getting chummy with sports gambling was always going go this way 🙋🏿‍♂️

  30. I think I speak for all heat fans when I say please uphold the integrity of the league and ban this man.

  32. I’m kinda surprised stuff like this doesn’t happen more often.

    Terry tells his dad his foot is hurting, isn’t sure how long he’ll play tonight. Says he’s gonna try to play but might have to end it early.

    Terry’s dad talking with his buddy later mentions the story, says he doubts his son will get past the 1st quarter the way he sounded. Then the buddy unbeknownst to terry or his dad makes 3K in bets in New Orleans.

    Obviously players and their families are in unique positions to take advantage of sports books, but they’re also VERY at risk of being used themselves without their knowledge. And I’d imagine it’s very hard to tell the difference without a smoking gun of “place these bets for me, I’m gonna sit early”

    Edit: and to add what many others are saying, the trainers, equipment staff, other players family members, all these people could potentially be selling info. Just crazy to think about.

  33. Just ban sports betting in general if they dont want this to happen. Like I literally could not give less of a shit. Who gives a damn about it? All betting companies are already screwing us over.

  34. at least cover it up … its like cheating on the test and you get 100% on the test when your current grade is a D- in the class

  35. Man you’d think we’d have the ability to cure cancer if we cared about it as much as we do sports gambling regulations and laws 

  36. This shit will continue to happen if the casino allows you to bet under on those bench guys, this one is on casino, for being stupid

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