Overview
- In a Brooklyn hearing Monday, prosecutors said they have evidence Terry Rozier solicited and accepted a bribe and plan to ask a grand jury to add the new charges by about May 14.
- The new counts are not automatic because a grand jury must approve any superseding indictment, and the judge paused a decision on Rozier’s motion to dismiss the current case.
- Rozier, who has pleaded not guilty to wire-fraud and money-laundering conspiracy, had his lawyers say they were told only two hours before the hearing and will reassess after any new filing.
- The case centers on a March 23, 2023 Hornets game that drew a rush of “under” prop bets before tipoff, after which Rozier played 9:34, cited a foot issue, and did not return.
- Rozier was waived by the Heat on April 10 after a season on leave, an arbitrator ordered Miami to pay his $26.4 million salary, and the broader probe has reached other NBA figures such as Damon Jones, who is set to plead guilty Tuesday, according to multiple reports.