India, Oct. 24 -- The FBI investigations of illegal sports betting and rigged poker games has led to 34 people getting arrested including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and ex-Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones. Amid this, claims have surfaced online that Dallas Mavericks player D'Angelo Russell has been arrested as well.

Notably, these claims, circulating on X, come from unverified accounts. "Dallas Mavericks guard D'Angelo Russell has been arrested by the FBI for alleged illegal gambling, sources tell ESPN," a person wrote on the social media platform.

No, Russell was not arrested in the NBA gambling scandal. His name is not among the 34 held for the two schemes the FBI is prob...