Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was reportedly arrested Thursday as part of an FBI sports-gambling probe, according to multiple sources.

Multiple individuals, including Billups and Rozier, were arrested in connection with the probe, according to ABC News. Arrests Thursday appear to be linked to two separate illegal gambling-related cases, per NBC News.

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Billups was reportedly charged in “an illegal poker operation tied to the Mafia,” per ABC News. His involvement is reportedly not related to games he coached, per NBC News.

Rozier, 31, had been under investigation for his actions during a 2022-23 NBA game, when he was still a member of the Charlotte Hornets. Prior to a game against the New Orleans Pelicans that season, a bettor placed nearly $14,000 on unders involving Rozier’s statistics. Rozier left the game after just nine minutes due to a foot injury, causing his under bets to win, per documents acquired by ESPN.

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The investigation into Rozier reportedly focused on whether he “manipulated his performance as part of an illegal sports betting scheme,” the Wall Street Journal wrote in January.

Despite the investigation, Rozier was preparing to play for the Heat during the 2025-26 NBA season. The veteran guard battled a hamstring injury ahead of the team’s season opener Wednesday, but was reportedly available to play in the contest.

He did not make an appearance in the team’s 125-121 loss to the Orlando Magic.

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In September, the Hornets canceled a sports betting theme night promotion that was supposed to take place when Rozier and the Heat came to town in March.

The probe into Rozier was previously said to be linked to the one that resulted in Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter being banned from the NBA for life. Porter was investigated after unusual betting activity came in on his unders for two games. Porter left one of those contests with an injury and another with an illness, causing a number of those unders to hit.

An NBA investigation determined Porter leaked “confidential information to sports bettors,” limited his playing time in certain games for betting purposes and bet on NBA games, leading to his lifetime ban.

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FBI director Kash Patel will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. ET to discuss the arrests made in the investigation.

This story will be updated.