Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat was the only active N.B.A. player named on Thursday in the two indictments in which prosecutors accused more than 30 people of participating in schemes that defrauded gamblers and online sports betting companies.
Mr. Rozier, a 31-year-old guard, is in his 11th N.B.A. season. He spent his most productive seasons in the league with the Charlotte Hornets, who acquired him in 2019 hoping he would be stabilizing and productive veteran on a team with an exciting young star in LaMelo Ball. He was averaging a career high 23 points per game for Charlotte when the Heat acquired him in January 2024.
A durable backcourt player who can toggle between the point guard and shooting guard positions, he played college basketball at the University of Louisville for two seasons before being chosen by the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2015 draft.
Rozier, who earned the nickname Scary Terry while playing for the Celtics, made his N.B.A. debut on Nov. 4, 2015, playing six minutes in a loss to Indiana, and his first start on Jan. 31, 2018, racking up a triple-double in a win over the Knicks. But he spent most of his four years with the Celtics as a reserve before being traded to the Charlotte Hornets in 2019. He joined the Heat four and half seasons later.
Over his 10-year career, he has averaged about 14 points, four assists and one steal per game, according to basketball-reference.com. He had his best season while with Charlotte in 2022-23, averaging 21.1 points a game.
According to the website Spotrac, which compiles financial and contract information for the N.B.A. and other major sports leagues, Rozier earned a total of roughly $134 million during his N.B.A. career, and he was set to receive another $27 million this year under his current contract.
Rozier first came under scrutiny when a firm hired by the N.B.A. to monitor potential gambling-related anomalies noticed unusual betting connected to his play in 2023. The league investigated him, but could not confirm that he was engaged in wrongdoing by him and so did not punish him.
The N.B.A. placed him on immediate leave after his indictment on Thursday.
Ed Shanahan is a rewrite reporter and editor covering breaking news and general assignments on the Metro desk.
Tania Ganguli writes about money, power and influence in sports and how it impacts the broader culture.
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