Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier asks judge to throw out betting charges | Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier ’s lawyers are asking a judge to throw out sports gambling charges that have kept him off the court this season, arguing that the government overreached by turning a private dispute over bettors’ use of non-public information into a federal case.

In a motion to dismiss made public on Tuesday, Rozier’s lawyers argued that the government’s theory of the case — that he prevented sportsbooks from making informed decisions about accepting certain bets — runs afoul of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the federal wire fraud statute.

kAm#@K:6C[ b`[ 😀 244FD65 @7 96=A65 82>3=6CD 42D9 😕 3J E:AA:?8 @77 2 7C:6?5 E92E 96 H@F=5 =62G6 2 |2C49 a_ab 82>6 62C=J 3642FD6 @7 2 DFAA@D65 :?;FCJ] %96 7C:6?5[ s6?:C@ “}:C@” {2DE6C[ H9@ 😀 2=D@ 492C865[ D92C65 @C D@=5 E96 :?7@C>2E:@? E@ @E96CD[ H9@ A=2465 >@C6 E92? Sad_[___ 😕 AC@A 36ED[ AC@D64FE@CD D2:5]k^Am

kAm“%96 8@G6C?>6?E 92D 3:==65 E9:D 42D6 2D :?G@=G:?8 ‘:?D:56C 36EE:?8’ 2?5 ‘C:88:?8’ AC@76DD:@?2= 32D<6E32== 82>6D[Q #@K:6C’D =2HJ6CD[ y2>6D |] %CFDEJ 2?5 p] y677 x7C29[ HC@E6 😕 E96 >@E:@?] QqFE E96 :?5:4E>6?E 2==686D D@>6E9:?8 =6DD 9625=:?6\H@CE9Ji E92E D@>6 36EE@CD 3C@<6 46CE2:? DA@CED3@@D @7 FD6 282:?DE H286C:?8 32D65 @? ?@?\AF3=:4 :?7@C>2E:@? 2?5 ‘DEC2H 36EE:?8]VQk^Am

kAm#@K:6C H2D @? E96 r92C=@EE6 w@C?6ED 2E E96 E:>6 2?5 E96 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE 9:D 62C=J 6I:E H2D ?@E =:DE65 @? E96 E62>’D :?;FCJ C6A@CE[ ?@C H2D :E D92C65 H:E9 E96 AF3=:4 @C E96 DA@CED3@@6D 2?5 A=2J6C A6C7@C>2?46D[ AC@D64FE@CD D2:5]k^Am

kAm#@K:6C A=62565 ?@E 8F:=EJ 😕 7656C2= 4@FCE 😕 qC@@<=J? @? s64] g E@ H:C6 7C2F5 4@?DA:C24J 2?5 >@?6J =2F?56C:?8 4@?DA:C24J 492C86D] w6 H2D C6=62D65 @? Sb >:==:@? 3@?5 2?5 😀 5F6 324< 😕 4@FCE 7@C 2 962C:?8 367@C6 &]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 {2$92?? s6pC4J w2== @? |2C49 b]k^Am

kAmw:D 492C86D H6C6 A2CE @7 2 DH66A @7 >@C6 E92? b_ @E96C A6@A=6 😕 2 E2<65@H? @7 EH@ DAC2H=:?8 82>3=:?8 @A6C2E:@?Di @?6 E92E 2FE9@C:E:6D D2:5 =62<65 :?D:56 :?7@C>2E:@? 23@FE }qp 2E9=6E6D 2?5 2?@E96C :?G@=G:?8 C:8865[ |27:2\324<65 A@<6C 82>6D]k^Am

kAm%96 492C86D 92G6 C2:D65 BF6DE:@?D 23@FE E96 :?E68C:EJ @7 }qp 82>6D 😕 2? 6C2 @7 =682=:K65 36EE:?8 2?5 >JC:25 AC@A 36ED[ AC@>AE:?8 E96 =628F6 E@ EH62< :ED k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^?32\:?;FCJ\C6A@CED\36EE:?8\C@K:6C\3:==FAD\_adedf46c6dc55d35b`2e`a2a7f4bf4gQm:?;FCJ C6A@CE:?8 C6BF:C6>6?EDk^2m]k^Am

kAmp >6DD286 D66<:?8 4@>>6?E @? #@K:6C’D >@E:@? E@ 5:D>:DD E96 42D6 H2D =67E 7@C 7656C2= AC@D64FE@CD]k^Am

kAmx? E96 >@E:@?[ #@K:6C’D =2HJ6CD HC@E6 E92E F?56C E96 $FAC6>6 r@FCEVD a_ab CF=:?8 😕 &?:E65 $E2E6D G] r:>:?6==:[ AC@D64FE@CD 42?VE >2<6 2 H:C6 7C2F5 42D6 @FE @7 2==682E:@?D E92E 5676?52?ED 4@?DA:C65 E@ 56AC:G6 2 A6CD@? — @C[ 😕 E9:D 42D6[ DA@CED3@@2E:@? ?66565 E@ >2<6 5:D4C6E:@?2CJ 64@?@>:4 564:D:@?D]k^Am

kAm%96J 2=D@ BF6DE:@?65 H96E96C 7656C2= AC@D64FE@CD 92G6 E96 2FE9@C:EJ E@ 3C:?8 DF49 2 42D6[ D:?46 DA@CED3@@

kAm“%9:D 😀 ?@E E@ D2J E92E DA@CED 36EE:?8 A=2E7@C>D 2C6 H:E9@FE C64@FCD6 H96? E96:C E6C>D @7 FD6 2C6 G:@=2E65 — E96J 42? G@:5 36ED[ AFCDF6 4:G:= C6>65:6D[ @C D66< DE2E6 AC@D64FE@C :?G@=G6>6?E[” %CFDEJ 2?5 x7C29 HC@E6 😕 E96 >@E:@?[ H9:49 H2D 52E65 s64] `a 3FE @?=J A@DE65 E@ E96 42D6 5@4<6E @? %F6D52J] QqFE r:>:?6==: AFED E@ C6DE E96 ?@E:@? E92E 7656C2= AC@D64FE@CD 2C6 96C6 E@ 6?7@C46 4@?EC24EF2= 28C66>6?ED 36EH66? 36EE@CD 2?5 A=2E7@C>D]Qk^Am

kAm#@K:6C 92D 62C?65 23@FE S`e_ >:==:@? @G6C 2 `_\J62C }qp 42C66C] w6 H2D 2 7:CDE\C@F?5 A:4< 7@C E96 q@DE@? r6=E:4D 😕 a_`d 27E6C DE2CC:?8 2E E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 {@F:DG:==6] r92C=@EE6 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^ E@ E96 w62Ek^2m =2DE J62C]k^Am

kAmx? E96 82>6 😕 BF6DE:@?[ #@K:6C A=2J65 E96 7:CDE ?:?6 >:?FE6D 2?5 be D64@?5D 282:?DE E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^?6H\@C=62?D\A6=:42?DQm}6H ~C=62?D !6=:42?Dk^2m 367@C6 =62G:?8[ 4:E:?8 2 7@@E :DDF6] w6 5:5 ?@E A=2J 282:? E92E D62D@?]k^Am

kAm#@K:6C’D =2HJ6CD ?@E65 E92E E96 :?5:4E>6?E 5@6D ?@E 2==686 E92E 96 6G6C A=2465 2 36E @? 2?J }qp 82>6[ ?@C 5@6D :E 2==686 E92E 96 6H {2DE6C :?E6?565 E@ D6== 9:D E:A E@ @E96CD @C E92E FD:?8 :E E@ A=246 H286CD H@F=5 G:@=2E6 E96 DA@CED3@@D @7 D6CG:46] p?5[ E96J D2:5[ 96 C62==J H2D :?;FC65]k^Am

kAm“%96 8@G6C?>6?E’D 4J?:4:D> 2D E@ H96E96C |C] #@K:6C H2D :?;FC65 😀 36=:65 3J 2 G2C:6EJ @7 H:E?6DD6D 2?5 >65:42= AC@76DD:@?2=D H9@ H6C6 2H2C6 @7 #@K:6C’D :?;FCJ[ 😕 >2?J 42D6D 367@C6 E96 !6=:42?D 82>6[” %CFDEJ 2?5 x7C29 HC@E6]k^Am

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.