Rozier is barred from contacting 12 players, including 7 former Charlotte Hornets teammates, while he fights accusations of\u00a0intentionally undercutting his performance<\/a>\u00a0in at least one game for the Hornets to benefit a group of bettors. The 32-year-old pleaded not guilty to charges<\/a> including bribery in sports, honest services wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.<\/p>\n Now a free agent after being waived by the Miami Heat in April, Rozier is out on a $3 million bond secured by his South Florida home. He\u2019s barred from gambling both in person and online, and from contacting former players who could be witnesses at his February 2027 trial.<\/p>\n Arguing that the restriction has effectively ended his NBA career, Rozier\u2019s attorney asked U.S. District Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall to modify his bond, noting the players he\u2019s not allowed to contact are now \u201cscattered on four different teams.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe court can fashion an order that permits … Mr. Rozier to play basketball,\u201d so long as he doesn\u2019t discuss the case, Miami-based attorney David Markus argued.<\/p>\n In rejecting the request, Hall pointed to an incident this spring in which Rozier replied to a text message from someone on the no-contact list. It didn\u2019t matter to the judge that Rozier\u2019s response was simply saying they weren\u2019t allowed to speak.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s no question that he contacted them,\u201d said Hall, a Barack Obama appointee. \u201cWhat that says to me is that he believes he knows better than the court.\u201d<\/p>\n The judge also pointed to the impracticality of having an attorney present during games or practices, as Markus suggested, to monitor Rozier\u2019s interactions with other players.<\/p>\n \u201cUnless you\u2019re suiting up, that doesn\u2019t help me,\u201d Hall said. \u201cThe request, as it\u2019s been formulated, is denied.\u201d<\/p>\n Rozier also asked Hall to lift the international travel restriction since, in the event he gets signed, it would prevent him from traveling to Canada to face the Toronto Raptors. After hearing from both defense and government attorneys, Hall tabled the international travel issue, to be raised again in the event Rozier gets picked up by another team.<\/p>\n Markus appeared for Rozier after his previous defense attorney, James Trusty of Ifrah Law, withdrew from the case.<\/p>\n Following Wednesday\u2019s hearing the attorney from Markus\/Moss Law Firm seemed eager to fight the case.<\/p>\n \u201cI wish we were starting trial on this case, because Terry\u2019s innocent and we look forward to showing the world that he had no involvement in this,\u201d Markus said.<\/p>\n Our weekly newsletter Closing Arguments offers the latest about ongoing
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