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 nonpublic 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.

Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn allege Rozier helped gamblers cash in by tipping off a friend that he would leave a March 2023 game early because of a supposed injury. The friend shared or sold the information to others, who placed more than $250,000 in prop bets, prosecutors said.

Rozier pleaded not guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering. He is due back in court March 3.

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