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Speaking about the arrests for the first time, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he was “deeply disturbed” by the events of the past few days.<\/p>\n
“There’s nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition,” he told Amazon Prime. “And so I had a pit in my stomach. It was very upsetting.”<\/p>\n
Silver also said an NBA investigation into Rozier’s actions in March 2023, when there was “aberrational betting” in a game he played for the Charlotte Hornets against the New Orleans Pelicans, found nothing untoward.<\/p>\n
“It was brought to our attention by the regulators and the betting companies,” he added.<\/p>\n
“We then looked into that situation and were very transparent about it. And while there was that aberrational betting, we, frankly, couldn’t find anything.<\/p>\n
“The federal government has subpoena power… [it] can threaten to put people in jail, can do all kinds of things that the league office can’t do.<\/p>\n
“So, we’ve been working with them since then. And, of course, what they announced yesterday was an indictment.<\/p>\n
“And two and a half years later, he still hasn’t been convicted of anything, in fairness to Terry.<\/p>\n
“Obviously, it doesn’t look good, but he’s been put on administrative leave, and so it is a balance here between protecting people’s rights and investigating.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n