Here’s the exact moment Terry Rozier allegedly faked injury for $200K
Terry Rozier was averaging nearly 21 points per game for the Charlotte Hornets as the 2022-23 season wound down. Then came March 23, 2023 when everything allegedly went sideways.
Rozier scored just five points in under ten minutes before claiming a right foot injury that now, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Thursday in New York, prosecutors say was completely fake.
The feds allege Rozier told a close friend he planned to “prematurely remove himself from the game in the first quarter due to a supposed injury.”
The friend then tipped off a group of bettors, who collectively placed more than $250,000 in prop bets on Rozier’s under and cashed big when he left the game early.
The exact moment Terry Rozier allegedly faked injury for $200K
How the Scheme Allegedly Worked
I’m sure everyone who reads The Liberty Line already knows this, but just so we’re all on the same page, prop bets let fans wager on player stats, points, rebounds, assists, etc instead of the final score. If you are betting unders and know a player won’t finish the game, it’s basically free money.
According to the indictment, Terry Rozier’s friend Deniro “Niro” Laster spread the word to a small betting circle who hit Rozier’s unders across multiple sportsbooks.
After their bets paid out, Laster allegedly collected tens of thousands of dollars from the winners, then drove to Rozier’s home in Charlotte a week later, where the two reportedly counted the money together.
Terry Rozier and Laster were both charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Rozier’s attorney, Jim Trusty, said the veteran guard is “not a gambler” and “looks forward to winning this fight.”
The Broader NBA Fallout
The indictment also mentions unnamed NBA players whose injuries or game statuses were used to place insider bets.
As of now, those players who are not accused of wrongdoing but reading between the lines, it’s clear who some of them are already. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Damian Lillard were all involved in games cited in the case.
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Damon Jones, a former Cavs player and unofficial Lakers assistant coach, was also charged for leaking non-public injury info to bettors. In one instance, Jones allegedly texted others that LeBron would sit out a game before it was announced, adding, “Get a big bet on Milwaukee tonight before the information is out!”
The Alleged $200K “Fix” in Real Time
Rewatching the footage from that Hornets-Pelicans game, the sequence plays out like a scene from a movie. Rozier starts strong. He was aggressive early, moving the ball, even hitting a smooth jumper from the elbow.
Then suddenly, he starts grabbing at his right foot. Moments later, he walks off the court during a timeout. His night’s done.
Final stat line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal in 9:34.
The “injury” was never real, say prosecutors.
The NBA’s Worst Nightmare
It’s the kind of story that makes Adam Silver’s blood pressure spike. Players faking injuries to manipulate prop bets is the exact nightmare scenario leagues have feared since sports gambling went mainstream.
If proven true, it’s a full-blown integrity crisis. The indictment reads like a Goodfellas subplot, complete with cash handoffs, mob ties, and a trail of burner phones.
Terry Rozier, for now, maintains his innocence. But it’s hard to look at that video, the timing, and the betting activity, and not feel like we’re watching one of the wildest scandals in NBA history unfold in real time.
If the fix really was in, then “Scary Terry” just redefined what scary looks like for the league.
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