India, Oct. 24 -- Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James' name has come up in the course of the FBI investigations into illegal betting and high-stakes poker games, which allegedly involved the Lucchese, Bonanno, Gambino and Genovese mafia families, as per The Athletic.

The connection to James comes from indictment documents viewed by The Athletic. Over thirty people have been arrested, including NBA stars and mafia, in the course of the FBI operations.

Damon Jones, who worked with James during the 2022-23, and had restricted access to the Lakers, allegedly shared non-public in formation about the basketballer with gamblers, The Athletic reported.

On Feb. 9, 2023, Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks faced off with James sitting it out...