""Terry is somebody who is very dear to all of us. He has had a real positive impact on our locker room, on staff and players alike. That includes last year when he wasn't in the rotation often times. So you send our thoughts and care for him as he goes through it.""
""It's a shocking day. I reached out today to Chauncey to see how he was doing. He did not answer, but the coaches' association, we support all of our coaches. So, reached out to him and his representatives and I'll just kind of leave it at that. But yeah, and this is a very serious situation. The irony I guess of it is from my perspective, yesterday was a day when our general counsel came down and read us all the regulations on gambling and warned our coaching staff, our players, our support staff, about all these different things. In terms of the details of the allegations, I don't know any of that, but it's a world that's a different world than it was a few years ago with the advent of legalized gambling. And I guess there's another aspect of this is unrelated to basketball, so I will not comment on that, but a shocking day, and we will see what happens as all the facts [are] collected.""
Two federal investigations into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games led to arrests of Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former player and assistant coach Damon Jones. Coaches and players expressed shock, sympathy and concern about the expanding role of legalized gambling in basketball. Team leaders emphasized support for the individuals, warned staff and players about gambling regulations, and noted how quickly the landscape has changed since legalization. The situation raised immediate questions about integrity, regulatory compliance and potential consequences for people and institutions linked to the sport.
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