New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Chauncey Billups, Portland Trail Blazers head coach, and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were arrested on Thursday (October 23) in a sweeping FBI gambling probe. The federal authorities have arrested over 30 individuals, including Billups and Rozier, in a sprawling probe into illegal gambling and sports rigging tied to notorious organized crime syndicates. The operation, dubbed one of the largest takedowns of its kind, exposes deep-rooted corruption infiltrating professional sports.

Chauncey Billups, 49, a 2024 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, is a basketball icon. Drafted third overall in 1997, he earned the "Mr. Big Shot" nickname by guiding the Detroit Pistons to a 2004 NBA Finals victory over the Lakers,...