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Federal prosecutors said Monday they are prepared to file additional charges against NBA player Terry Rozier in the gambling scandal that has rocked the league during the 2025-2026 season.
Prosecutors said they were seeking to file additional charges of sports corruption and honest services wire fraud at a hearing. Prosecutors said they have evidence that the former Miami Heat guard solicited and received a bribe in the alleged gambling scheme.
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Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat arrives at Brooklyn Federal Court in New York on Monday, April 27, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
Rozier filed a motion to dismiss the charges against him, with his lawyers saying the wire fraud charge was based on a theory the Supreme Court rejected two years ago and that the government had failed to prove the money laundering conspiracy allegations.
Prosecutors argued that the defendants lied and cheated to steal money and that it was a classic wire fraud case.
“Our motion to dismiss is based on the idea that they chose an invalid legal theory to prosecute Terry Rozier,” Rozier’s attorney, Jim Trusty, told ESPN. “We’ll see what they do to try to resolve this in the superseding indictment, but I think we’ll have problems with it.”
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Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat arrives at Brooklyn Federal Court in New York on Monday, April 27, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
Rozier was arrested for his alleged involvement in a 2023 game in which he played less than 10 minutes, citing a foot injury. Several people placed high stakes on Rozier to perform poorly before the match, all of which won.
Authorities alleged Rozier told a childhood friend he would pull out of a March 2023 game between the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans. The friend allegedly shared the information with bettors for profit, who then bet on some of Rozier’s statistics, according to an indictment.
Neither Hornets officials nor the betting companies were informed of Rozier’s plan, according to the Justice Department. The Hornets then traded Rozier to the Heat.
Miami waived Rozier earlier this month.
Rozier was one of more than 30 people, along with NBA figures Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, who were part of the FBI’s investigations into suspected illegal gambling with ties to organized crime families. Billups and Jones allegedly participated in rigged poker games, while Jones also allegedly disclosed non-public information about NBA games so his relatives could bet with a competitive advantage.
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier watches the second half of an NBA game against the Washington Wizards in Washington on March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, file)
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Damon Jones is expected to plead guilty Tuesday.
