{"id":35914,"date":"2026-04-28T16:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/?p=35914"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:31:11","slug":"former-nba-player-and-coach-damon-jones-pleads-guilty-to-selling-gamblers-inside-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pickbydoc.com\/?p=35914","title":{"rendered":"Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones pleads guilty to selling gamblers inside information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"anchor-62a249\" class=\"body-graf\">Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal charge that he gave<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/nba\/lebron-james-anthony-davis-injury-secrets-apparently-sold-sports-gambl-rcna239433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> inside information to gamblers.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><button class=\"styles_subscriptionCTA__LOUeY\" id=\"subscriptionCTA\" type=\"button\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_textWrapper__vxvko\">\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB styles_textLarge__qlzwu\">Subscribe to read this story ad-free    <\/p>\n<p class=\"styles_text__daaVB\">Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/rockcms\/2026-01\/arrow-f55fa5.svg\" alt=\"arrow\" class=\"styles_arrow__tnruW\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-b50b7d\" class=\"body-graf\">The 49-year-old, who played for 10 teams during an 11-year career, appeared before a federal judge in Brooklyn and admitted his guilt to one count of wire fraud conspiracy.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-183501\" class=\"body-graf\">Jones&#8217; sentencing was set for Jan. 6 and the government has suggested that he serve between 21 months and 27 months behind bars.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-6d419b\" class=\"body-graf\">Jones was arrested last year as part of a wide-ranging probe on sports betting and illegal poker involving NBA figures <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/nba-gambling-scandal-shows-la-cosa-nostra-still-alive-well-rcna239446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">and the mafia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-28b228\" class=\"body-graf\">Defendants in the gambling sweep included reputed mobsters and prominent basketball figures, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoophall.com\/hall-of-famers\/chauncey-billups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Hall of Fame member Chauncey Billups<\/a> and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-2c775f\" class=\"body-graf\">Jones sold or attempted to sell information he gleaned from his NBA ties, prosecutors said. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-96a253\" class=\"body-graf\">He tipped off gamblers before a Feb. 9, 2023, game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, knowing non-public information that a high profile L.A. star was injured and wouldn&#8217;t play. <\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-a96070\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cGet a big bet on Milwaukee tonight before the information is out,\u201d he texted an unnamed co-conspirator, according to federal authorities.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-6057af\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">Power forward LeBron James was out for the Lakers that night because of a sore left ankle and foot, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/mil-vs-lal-0022200834\/box-score#box-score\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in a 115-106 Milwaukee<\/a> win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/sports-gambling\/former-nba-player-coach-damon-jones-pleads-guilty-selling-gamblers-inf-rcna342460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal charge that he gave inside information to gamblers. 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