Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the NBA (National Basketball Association):

Here’s a summary of the major story involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the NBA (National Basketball Association):

On October 23, 2025, federal authorities announced a sweeping indictment (covering more than 30 defendants across 11 states) tying NBA figures to two overlapping criminal schemes: one involving illegal sports betting / insider-information and another involving rigged high-stakes poker games.
Among the high-profile figures named: Terry Rozier (a current NBA player) and Chauncey Billups (head coach of an NBA team).
The first scheme: certain insiders (players/coaches) allegedly shared non-public information (injuries, who would play or not, when someone would exit a game) to enable bettors to place prop bets (bets on individual performance rather than just outcomes).
The second scheme: a mafia-linked underground poker network that used rigged games, advanced cheating tech (e.g., marked decks, hidden cameras) and front operations, with proceeds linked to organized crime families.

The games under scrutiny: The insider-betting indictment references at least seven NBA games between Feb 2023 and March 2024, where large bets were placed based on insider info.
Example: Rozier is accused of informing associates of his intention to leave a game early (March 23 2023) which then triggered large "underdog" prop bets.
Charges in the indictments include wire fraud, money laundering, illegal gambling operations, racketeering, extortion.
The involvement of major New York mafia families (Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese) is alleged in the poker-rigging side.

Integrity of the sport: The NBA—like all major sports leagues—relies on public confidence that games are fairly contested. Insider betting and rigged games threaten that trust.
Scale: The scope is large (multi-state, long time-span, tens of millions of dollars alleged in fraud) which makes this one of the largest sports-corruption investigations in recent years.
Legal/regulatory implications: As sports betting has become legal and widespread in the U.S., the lines between lawful betting, insider influence, and corruption are under spotlight.
Institutional response: The NBA and teams will face scrutiny about their internal controls, how they monitor gambling risks, and how they safeguard non-public information.

Arrests/charges have been filed; legal processes are ongoing.
The NBA has publicly stated it is cooperating with authorities and treating the matter with “utmost seriousness”.
Many unanswered questions remain: the full list of insiders implicated, how deep the network was, what preventive measures will be adopted going forward.