Veteran guard who played 10 NBA seasons investigated for participation in betting
Veteran guard who played 10 NBA seasons investigated for participation in betting
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Veteran guard Terry Logier, who played 10 seasons in the NBA, is suspected of intervening in bets related to his game.
Local media including ESPN reported on the 31st that federal prosecutors are investigating Rosier's illegal activities. It is known that criminal charges have not yet been filed.
The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed by the NBA Secretariat.
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Rogier fabricated the game two years ago when he played for the Charlotte Hornets in connection with side bets related to his game.
The game in question was between Sharrett and the New Orleans Pelicans on March 23, 2023, local time. Rosier did not return to the game due to foot problems after running 9:36 at the time. He had five points, four rebounds, and two assists at the time.
Since then, Rozier has missed the entire season. With eight games to go before the end of the season, Charlotte had failed to qualify for the playoffs, so it was not unusual for a veteran player to finish the season early due to injury.
However, bettors had different opinions. They raised suspicions that there was something unsavory about side bets related to Logger's stat.
At the time, the baseline was set at the level of 21.5 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds for the side bet provided by some betting companies. However, even though no special injury news was reported hours before the game, the baseline was lowered, raising questions among betting participants.
"ESPN" quoted a source as saying that betters tried to win as much money as possible by betting on the under regarding side bets on Logger's record.
It is possible that Rosier may have secretly leaked information about his injury. In a way, it could be called a match fixing. It is obvious that it is an unsavory thing to do as a professional player.
The NBA has already suffered from something similar. In April last year, Toronto Raptors player John Thay Porter was permanently expelled after he was found to have secretly provided confidential information about his injury to gamblers and even bet on losing his team.
At the time, Potter was accused of manipulating side bets related to him by leaving the game due to injuries. The investigation into Rozier is said to have come from the process of investigating Potter's case.
The NBA secretariat stated its position in this regard. "We were warned in March 2023 that abnormal trends were detected in bets related to Rosier's performance at Charlotte's New Orleans game. The league was left-handed and did not find any violations of the rules. We have recognized that an investigation is currently underway at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, and we are cooperating with the investigation," they said.
먹튀검증 "The 2023 League Secretariat investigation found that Logier had done nothing wrong. We are confident that the current investigation by law enforcement will lead to the same conclusion," Logier's attorney Jim Trusty said, claiming the player was not charged.