The NBA has reminded its teams it wants to control which types of bets are offered on its games, an indicator it will continue negotiating with sportsbooks and regulatory agencies to make that happen.
In a move about two months after the arrests of Miami guard Terry Rozier and Portland coach Chauncey Billups on separate gambling-related charges, the league acknowledged that what was announced on Friday was to “further promote understanding of and adherence to the league’s betting rules.”
A copy of a memo obtained by the Associated Press detailed a list of changes – some minor, some not-so-minor – the league said it would implement as part of its policies regarding injury reporting, the issue of “tanking,” safety measures for players and coaches, and more.
Among the changes:
– Except on the second day of back-to-back games, teams will be required to resubmit injury reports on game days. For games that tip off at 5pm or earlier, the additional report would come between 8-10am; otherwise, the additional report would come between 11am and 1pm. The league said the move would “further promote transparency regarding players’ game participation status, and thereby diminish the value of confidential information that could be tipped” to bettors or others.
Rozier is accused of disclosing to friends that he would be leaving a game early when he was with the Charlotte Hornets in March 2023, prompting bettors to make successful “under” wagers on his prop bet values for that night.