Senate panel presses NBA’s Silver for records on gambling investigations
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Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Monday asked NBA commissioner Adam Silver to turn over detailed information about the league’s handling of gambling-related cases, citing the recent federal indictments of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former player-coach Damon Jones.
In a letter signed by committee chair Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), lawmakers requested:
- All league policies on sports wagering.
- A list of investigations into players, coaches, employees or owners dating back to 2020.
- Communications with sportsbooks and integrity monitors concerning suspicious bets.
- The full findings from the NBA’s internal probe of Rozier.
“The integrity of NBA games must be trustworthy and free from the influence of organized crime or gambling-related activity,” committee members wrote, warning that scandals can erode public confidence in professional sports.
The letter is the second inquiry from Capitol Hill since federal prosecutors last week charged Rozier, Billups, Jones and 31 others in overlapping gambling cases. According to the indictment, Rozier allegedly supplied inside information, exited at least one game early to affect wagers and profited from the bets.
The NBA disclosed in January 2025 that it had reviewed unusual betting on Rozier’s statistical unders from March 2023 but found no rules violations. After the indictments, Silver told reporters the league “couldn’t find anything,” noting that Rozier cooperated by submitting to an interview and handing over his phone before the NBA determined evidence was insufficient.
Lawmakers said they “need to understand” why the league cleared Rozier and how future investigations will be conducted. The committee oversees professional sports and did not specify a deadline for the NBA’s response.
Source: ESPN
