More than 30 NBA players and coaches are under investigation for illegal gambling, James information leaked, Porter s match-fixing

# Exposed Many NBA Players and Coaches Are Involved in Illegal Gambling #["Fixing matches", selling internal team information... #NBA's largest gambling case in history#] According to reports from the Global Times and multiple foreign media on the 24th, more than 30 players and coaches of the National Basketball League (NBA) are currently facing investigation and prosecution by law enforcement agencies for allegedly participating in illegal gambling. The Associated Press stated that this series of cases will be the largest gambling case in NBA history.

The New York Times stated that a large-scale investigation by the FBI found that there were two types of illegal gambling in the NBA. One category involves players "match-fixing" and selling inside team information to help themselves profit from gambling by manipulating games. The other type is those who conspire with gangs and use high-tech means to steal funds from underground casinos.

The most eye-catching of the first type of illegal behavior is the "leakage of James game information." Retired player Damon Jones used his status as an assistant coach of the Lakers to sell the injury information, appearances and absences of the team's star LeBron James to others for a long time to make a profit. In addition, players Rozier and Joe Tay Porter "fixed matches" in the games they played, using excuses such as injuries to withdraw from games at critical moments or deliberately performing poorly to allow themselves and their accomplices to profit from gambling.

The representative figure of the second category of cases is Billups, the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. FBI investigation results showed that Billups was suspected of co-organizing a "celebrity gambling game" with transnational gangs. He used his identity to attract others to participate in gambling, and then set up hidden cameras and other devices in the casino to cheat.

The British "Guardian" stated that four of the gangs known as the "Five Big Families of the New York Mafia" participated in the gambling game that conspired with Billups. The gangs used violent collections, cryptocurrency laundering, and shell company transfers to withdraw funds, and built a large and complex criminal network. According to preliminary estimates by the FBI, the amount of stolen money defrauded by the gambling game is at least US$7 million, and one victim was defrauded of as much as US$1.8 million.

According to reports, the NBA has issued a notice announcing that Billups and others have been suspended, and stated that it will face the investigation results with the most serious attitude. It is worth mentioning that Billups also hosted Chinese player Yang Hansen's first NBA game on the morning of his arrest. Some media said that Billups' arrest may have an impact on Yang Hansen's subsequent development. #NBA star illegal gambling James lying under investigation#