Breaking! The U.S. Congress is investigating Silver! The NBA’s biggest worry is here.

On October 26, according to Yahoo Sports, the House Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. Congress launched an investigation into the recent series of gambling scandals in the NBA: NBA President Adam Silver must report on the matter before October 31. Silver responded that he was "deeply shocked and disturbed" by the accusation.

The contents of the U.S. Congressional investigation include: 1. Whether the NBA has strict and enforceable behavioral regulations on gambling for players and coaches; 2. Whether there is a risk of using non-public information (such as player injuries and other information) for gambling within the NBA; 3. Whether there are regulatory loopholes in the cooperation between the NBA and major gambling platforms, and the cooperation needs to be re-evaluated.

Silver responded: "The NBA will fully cooperate with the investigation and take action when necessary to ensure the integrity and transparency of the league." Everyone knows what happened in the past two days. Rozier, Billups, and Damon Jones were arrested by the FBI for illegal gambling and sports betting. The NBA investigated Rozier in 2023 and found no violations.

The indictment stated: "On March 23, 2023, while playing for the Hornets, Rozier revealed to those around him in advance that he planned to leave the game early due to injury. His accomplices bet more than 200,000 US dollars on Rozier and made millions of dollars in profit. These bonuses were then sent to Rozier's mansion." At that time, the NBA only required Rozier to hand over his mobile phone.

During the investigation, the NBA did not find any illegal information on Rozier’s mobile phone. So in the past two years, Rozier has been playing normally. The FBI's investigation of Rozier lasted for two years, and the NBA was not informed of his arrest before this time. Rozier was required to surrender his passport and property worth $6 million and is currently out on bail.

Barkley said that the NBA did not discover Rozier's violations at the beginning, which led to it being passive now: "The NBA messed up this matter." NBA famous reporter Shams revealed a set of data: 1. Before 2024, there have been only 5 gambling accusations in the NBA; 2. In the past year and a half from 2024 to now, there have been 30 gambling accusations in the NBA.

In other words, in addition to the three people recently arrested, there are other people in the NBA who have been charged with related matters. Perhaps it is the staff of the team and NBA league, but it has not been disclosed by the media. A more typical example is former Raptors player Jontay Porter, who has been banned from the NBA for life and faces 3-4 years in prison.

Why are there more and more gambling cases in the NBA? It's simple, because the league is doing the same thing. Starting in 2021, the NBA and a number of betting platforms will officially become partners. At the same time, the NBA has a data group within the NBA that monitors illegal betting, so illegal betting like Jontae Porter and Rozier will be discovered.

However, the NBA only confiscated Rozier’s mobile phone when investigating him. What kind of trouble could this reveal? Rozier himself also made a mistake, and once he pleads guilty, the remainder of his contract will be terminated. His total career salary so far is US$160 million, and his annual salary next season will be US$26.6 million. Ruining his NBA career for one million dollars.

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