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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T18:53:49.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Gambling",
    "NBA",
    "damon jones",
    "FBI",
    "sports gambling",
    "Terry Rozier",
    "per the attorney quoted by The Athletic,",
    "According to the prosecution,",
    "prosecutors said",
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    "an assistant coach for the Lakers"
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  "textContent": "Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones this week became the first person to plead guilty in the far-reaching federal gambling case that has engulfed several former pro basketball players. The plea came a day after prosecutors announced their intention to file additional charges against former Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, connected to the belief that Rozier, per the attorney quoted by The Athletic, \"solicited and accepted a bribe.\"\n\nJones pleaded guilty Tuesday in a New York City federal courthouse to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. One count was connected to bets made with online sports books using information about NBA players and their likelihood to not play provided by Jones; the second was connected to Jones's role in helping attract dumb money to rigged poker games. According to the prosecution, Jones was one of the people used as \"face cards\" to lure \"fish\"—weaker or inexperienced poker players—into attending these games, which also were connected to several organized crime families.\n\nAs for the sports betting, prosecutors said that Jones was among several people who passed along \"non-public information related to NBA games\" to help other people place bets. (The government has brought similar charges against Rozier, relating to his time with the Charlotte Hornets.) In return for the information, someone like Jones would get a flat fee or a share of the profits. Jones did this multiple times during the 2022–23 and 2023-24 NBA seasons. (Jones worked as an assistant coach for the Lakers during 2022 and 2023.)",
  "title": "Prosecutors Got A Guilty Plea In The NBA Gambling Case"
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