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Federal prosecutors said Monday they were willing to seek additional charges against NBA player Terry Rozier in the betting scandal that rocked the league during the 2025-26 season.
Prosecutors said they attempted to file substitute charges of sports bribery and honest services wire fraud during a hearing. Prosecutors said they had evidence that the former Miami Heat guard solicited and received a bribe amid the alleged game plan.
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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 because his lawyers argued that the wire fraud charge is based on a theory that the Supreme Court rejected two years ago and that the government failed to prove the money laundering conspiracy allegations.
Prosecutors argued that the defendants lied and cheated to steal money and that this was a classic case of wire fraud.
“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 fix that in the superseding indictment, but I hope we have problems with that.”
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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 bets on Rozier to perform poorly before the game, and they all won.
Authorities alleged that Rozier told a childhood friend that he was withdrawing from a March 2023 game between the Charlotte Hornets and the New Orleans Pelicans. The friend allegedly shared the information with for-profit bettors, who then placed bets on certain Rozier statistics, according to an indictment.
According to the Justice Department, neither Hornets officials nor betting companies were informed of Rozier’s scheme. The Hornets later 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 FBI investigations into alleged illegal gambling with ties to organized crime families. Billups and Jones allegedly participated in rigged poker games, while Jones also allegedly leaked non-public information about NBA games so that those close to him could place bets with a competitive advantage.
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier watches during 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 to the charges on Tuesday.
