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Federal prosecutors said Monday they were willing to seek additional charges against NBA player Terry Rozier in the gambling scandal that rocked the league during the 2025-26 season.
Prosecutors said they sought to file superseding charges of sports bribery and honest services wire fraud during a hearing. Prosecutors said they had evidence that the former Miami Heat guard solicited and received a bribe amid the alleged game-fixing scheme.
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Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier arrives in Brooklyn federal court in New York, Monday, April 27, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
Rozier filed a motion to dismiss charges against him as his attorneys argued that the wire fraud charge is based on a theory the Supreme Court rejected two years ago and that the government failed to prove the money laundering allegations.
The prosecution argued that the defendants lied and cheated to steal money and that it was a classic case of fraud.
“Our motion to dismiss is based on the idea that they chose an invalid legal theory to prosecute Terry Rozier,” Rozier’s attorney Jim Trusty told ESPN. “We’ll see what they do to try to address that in the superseding indictment, but I expect we’re going to have problems with that.”
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Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier arrives in Brooklyn federal court in New York, Monday, April 27, 2026. (Yuki Iwamura/AP)
Rozier was arrested for his alleged involvement stemming from a 2023 game in which he played less than 10 minutes, citing a foot injury. Several people placed high stakes on Rozier to perform poorly before the game, which everyone won.
Authorities alleged that Rozier told a childhood friend that he would remove himself from a March 2023 game between the Charlotte Hornets and the New Orleans Pelicans. The friend allegedly shared the information with for-profit players, who then bet on the downside of certain Rozier statistics, according to an indictment.
Neither Hornets officials nor betting companies were made aware of Rozier’s plan, according to the Justice Department. The Hornets later traded Rozier to the Heat.
Miami waived Rozier earlier this month.
Rozier was one of more than 30 people, along with NBA figures Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, who were part of FBI investigations into alleged illegal gambling with ties to organized crime families. Billups and Jones allegedly participated in rigged poker games, while Jones also allegedly leaked non-public information about NBA games so those close to him could place bets with a competitive advantage.
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier looks on during the second half of an NBA game against the Washington Wizards in Washington on March 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File)
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Damon Jones is expected to plead guilty to the charges on Tuesday.
