Among those caught up in the web of illegal gambling allegations are Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier.

Hello and welcome to another edition of Free Agent! Happy Halloween week, it's a great time to put on a mask and go undercover. Hope you enjoyed your annual sports equinox day. We covered the NBA betting scandal and what it means for gambling last week,

The FBI arrested Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier as part of extensive NBA gambling scandal with mafia ties.

If the player says he can’t go in the first quarter, he doesn’t go,” former Dallas Mavericks doctor Tarek Souryal said. “You can see bruising. You can see a cut. But you can’t see pain.”

"Terry is not a gambler, but he is not afraid of a fight, and he looks forward to winning this fight," Trusty Rozier's attorney said.

Insider sports gambling is a legitimate crisis for the NBA and should not be minimized. Another NBA figure indicted is the Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, charged with involvement in a wagering scheme in which he supposedly faked a foot injury to underperform.

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.

After a humbling season-opening loss, coach Jordi Fernandez challenged his Nets to show more fight and his stars, Cam Thomas and Michael Porter Jr., to give more on both ends. He got all of that and more. And it still wasn’t enough, as Brooklyn dropped its home opener 131-124 to Cleveland before a crowd of 17,548 at Barclays Center.

If what the federal government alleges is true, then it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this the worst scandal in NBA history.

Putting Durant in a position to attack opposing defenses with efficiency is the first order of business. The Rockets have yet to unlock the spacing needed for Durant to thrive in the halfcourt, while their early offensive pace has inhibited Thompson's exceptional athleticism.

The handling of Lamar Jackson's injury status before Sunday's game should have the NFL on high alert amid the NBA gambling scandal.