NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Thursday arrested more than 30 people, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, as part of a multiyear investigation into illegal betting activities.

An NBA Hall of Famer, a current star and former player are among dozens arrested in an FBI crackdown on illegal gambling that includes alleged members of organized crime families.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has made his first public comments on the ongoing gambling scandal that has hit the league this week. “There’s nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition,

A day after Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier were among those arrested in an FBI probe into sports gambling, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he was "deeply disturbed" by the allegations.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver made his first public comments on the twin federal gambling indictments — one of which involves inside information from players and coaches — going to gamblers, which have rocked the league.

The Chicago Bulls and the entire NBA are still reeling in the aftermath of a league-redefining gambling scandal. “You just get surprised by those things,” Billy Donovan said.

A finance professor from Notre Dame is questioning how former NBA players Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones ended up in custody despite their successful basketball careers.

President Donald Trump said the major NBA gambling scandal involving Hall-of-Famer Chauncey Billups is "terrible" and "very bad" aboard Air Force One