Sources: Widespread Investigation Underway Into Alleged Game-Fixing in NBA, College Basketball

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A federal investigation into an organized web of alleged game-fixing in men’s basketball at both the professional and college levels is advancing, sources tell Sports Illustrated, with a grand jury convened and multiple jurisdictions involved.

In addition to former NBA player Jontay Porter, who was banned from the league for life last year, investigators are looking into the performances of other NBA players, sources say. Veteran guard Terry Rozier, currently of the Miami Heat, is the subject of scrutiny dating back to his time with the Charlotte Hornets in 2023, per sources. The Wall Street Journal originally reported the Rozier inquiry Thursday.

In a game against the New Orleans Pelicans on March 23, 2023, Rozier started but played just 10 minutes and scored five points before taking himself out of the lineup, citing a sore foot, according to media reports from the game. Rozier did not play again that season. Rozier, an 11-year veteran and 14 points per game career scorer, is a much more prominent player than Porter, a lightly used bench player who averaged 3.7 points per game over parts of two NBA seasons.

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Beyond the NBA, the federal probe is believed to involve as many as seven college programs, sources say. The schools are primarily from the mid-major and low-major ranks, with players allegedly involved in gambling on their own games or trying to alter the outcome of games during the 2023–24 season.

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