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00:00LeBron James linked to FBI's gambling ring indictments.
00:04Former NBA player Damon Jones was arrested in connection with an alleged gambling ring.
00:10In the indictment, Jones is accused of sharing inside information about LeBron James' health before it was officially reported.
00:17Jones worked closely with the Lakers during the 2022-2023 season.
00:22The FBI alleges Jones informed gamblers about James' unreported injury before the February 9, 2023 game.
00:30Early reports indicate James was unaware of Jones' actions.
00:34Jones is accused of selling or trying to profit from non-public information so that others could bet on it,
00:41including alleged co-conspirators Eric Ernest and Marvis Fairley.
00:44It was about who would not be playing or if they would pull themselves out of games early, according to The Athletic.
00:51Before the February 9, 2023 Lakers game against the Bucs,
00:56Jones texted an unnamed co-conspirator that a player was out, and they should bet the Bucs.
01:01The player was not yet on the injury report.
01:04According to FBI New York Assistant Director-in-Charge Christopher Raya,
01:08the alleged gambling ring is one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes
01:12since online sports betting became widely legalized in the United States.
01:17Following the FBI's press conference, the NBA released the following official statement.
01:23We are in the process of reviewing the federal indictments announced today.
01:27Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups are being placed on immediate leave from their teams,
01:32and we will continue to cooperate with the relevant authorities.
01:35We take these allegations with the utmost seriousness,
01:39and the integrity of our game remains our top priority.
01:41Billups coached for the Blazers as recently as their opening game
01:47against the season-opening 118-114 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
01:52Assistant head coach Tiago Splitter is set to take over for Billups
01:56as the Blazers' interim head coach.
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