{"id":335661,"date":"2026-02-02T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/nbas-terry-rozier-to-receive-26-6m-salary-amid-gambling-case"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:34:17","slug":"nbas-terry-rozier-to-receive-26-6m-salary-amid-gambling-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/nbas-terry-rozier-to-receive-26-6m-salary-amid-gambling-case","title":{"rendered":"NBA&#8217;s Terry Rozier To Obtain $26.6M Wage Amid Playing Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Terry Rozier<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Wins $26.6M Salary Dispute<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-titlecase h2\">&#8230; Amid Gambling Scandal<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                    Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-02-02T13:17:16-08:00\"><br \/>\n               February 2, 2026<br \/>\n              1:17 PM PST<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-d4bd1ee93ba23a63a81a79023ead7627\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260202_4c9451d26deb4e14846e439c7d8b7dea\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:fb548ba0-a1cf-498b-92b2-f81d01da5aa6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"arbitrator\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4c\/4by3\/2026\/02\/02\/4c9451d26deb4e14846e439c7d8b7dea_md.jpg\" alt=\"terry rozier cash gety\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d4bd1ee93ba23a63a81a79023ead7627--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-533bef6cbaa3994ed175fcebcc8e1a37\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/terry-rozier\/\"><strong>Terry Rozier<\/strong><\/a> might be in the middle of a huge gambling scandal, but he&#8217;s still getting paid &#8212; an arbitrator ruled in his favor in a fight with the NBA &#8230; allowing him to collect his $26.6 million salary.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-533bef6cbaa3994ed175fcebcc8e1a37--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cb7a9498f444d5d53afaad1c0285472f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The ruling was announced on Monday &#8230; months after Rozier was arrested as part of a federal investigation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cb7a9498f444d5d53afaad1c0285472f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3583841e585ae31328997bc9bc0a774c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-4d1568e0-c8c2-4728-b8c3-91d3c973d916-155050934-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" 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guaranteed &#8230; and his lawyer, <strong>Jim Trusty<\/strong>, told <a href=\"https:\/\/frontofficesports.com\/rozier-salary-arbitration-gambling-case\/\"><strong>Front Office Sports<\/strong><\/a> that his client won based on contract law and the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NBA and players, adding that &#8220;the bigger principle at issue is the presumption of innocence.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b5ad89cce82cf9ce2f3768817639fd42--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8edd84151101bfdbfdd0f0b19310fbe0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Today\u2019s arbitration ruling reminds the NBA that they can\u2019t ignore that important concept just because it\u2019s a high-profile case.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8edd84151101bfdbfdd0f0b19310fbe0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9c075dd82ae97ba15034cdef6cf59a81\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250130_58c04882ad6041308ceea6773068836d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:fb548ba0-a1cf-498b-92b2-f81d01da5aa6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/58\/4by3\/2025\/01\/30\/58c04882ad6041308ceea6773068836d_md.jpg\" alt=\"Terry Rozier charlotte hornets sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9c075dd82ae97ba15034cdef6cf59a81--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f08f5478e877f73078c12e632ece4934\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>New York City Police Commissioner <strong>Jessica Tisch<\/strong> claimed back in October that while Rozier was on the Hornets in 2023, he helped bettors get thousands by informing them when he would leave a game &#8220;with a supposed injury.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f08f5478e877f73078c12e632ece4934--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a2c8bfeee1b32aa92374cfc2793ace2c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tisch also said the bettors would go to his home to deliver the proceeds and count the money.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a2c8bfeee1b32aa92374cfc2793ace2c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d7eddeced906558804e1f7c90c51f99b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>NBA coach\/Detroit Pistons legend<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/chauncey-billups\/\"><strong>Chauncey Billups<\/strong><\/a> and former NBA player <strong>Damon Jones <\/strong>were also arrested as part of the illegal gambling investigation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d7eddeced906558804e1f7c90c51f99b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6256d62e728ce2683900c72167171f63\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a 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