Terry Rozier's attorneys ask federal judge to dismiss gambling charges, citing Supreme Court ruling

Terry Rozier's attorneys person asked a justice to propulsion retired betting charges arsenic helium faces jailhouse time.

The NBA subordinate was charged with conspiracy to perpetrate ligament fraud and wealth laundering stemming from his alleged engagement successful amerciable sports gambling.

Rozier was arrested for his alleged engagement stemming from a crippled successful 2023 successful which helium played little than 10 minutes, citing a ft injury. Multiple radical placed high-stakes wagers connected Rozier to execute poorly earlier the game, each of whom won.

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Miami Heat defender Terry Rozier handles the shot against the Wizards astatine Capital One Arena successful Washington, D.C., connected March 31, 2025. (Reggie Hildred/Imagn Images)

Rozier’s lawyers argued that the government’s mentation of the lawsuit — that helium prevented sportsbooks from making informed decisions astir accepting definite bets — runs afoul of a caller U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the national ligament fraud statute.

"The authorities has billed this lawsuit arsenic involving ‘insider betting’ and ‘rigging’ nonrecreational hoops games," Rozier’s lawyers, James M. Trusty and A. Jeff Ifrah, wrote successful the motion. "But the indictment alleges thing little headline-worthy: that immoderate bettors broke definite sportsbooks’ presumption of usage against wagering based connected non-public accusation and ‘straw betting.’"

Miami Heat's Terry Rozier leaves Brooklyn national court, Dec. 8, 2025, successful New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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Trusty told Fox News soon aft his client's apprehension that Rozier "told a friend" helium would instrumentality himself retired of a crippled early, which is "not a crime." Trusty said Rozier was dealing with a "chronic injury," but Rozier had not been placed connected the Charlotte Hornets' wounded study earlier the game.

Neither Hornets officials nor betting companies were made alert of Rozier's plan, according to the Department of Justice.

Earlier this month, Rozier pleaded not blameworthy to the charges against him.

Rozier was 1 of much than 30 people, on with NBA figures Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, who were portion of FBI probes into alleged amerciable gambling with ties to organized transgression families. Billups and Jones allegedly participated successful rigged poker games, portion Jones besides allegedly leaked non-public accusation astir NBA games truthful those adjacent to him could spot wagers with a competitory advantage.

Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones were arrested arsenic portion of an probe into amerciable gambling. (Jaime Valdez/Imagn Images, Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images, Greg Nelson/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

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Billups and Jones person pleaded not blameworthy to their respective charges.

Both Billups and Rozier person been placed connected unpaid permission from their teams arsenic their tribunal cases play out.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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