Damon Jones Pleads Guilty in Gambling Case

Jones accepts plea deal in gambling case

NEW YORK — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones accepted a plea agreement on Tuesday, becoming the first to take a deal in the federal gambling investigation that led to more than two dozen arrests.

Damon Jones Pleads Guilty in Gambling Case

Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones pleads guilty for his participation in sports betting and poker fraud

A former athlete admitted to using insider sports information and rigged poker games in multimillion-dollar fraud schemes. The post Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones pleads guilty for his participation in sports betting and poker fraud appeared first on Brooklyn Eagle.

Ex-NBA Player Damon Jones the First to Plead Guilty in a Gambling Sweep That Led to the Arrests of More Than 30 People

A hot hand on the hardwood, former NBA player Damon Jones once proclaimed himself “the best shooter in the world.” As an assistant coach, he helped guide the Cleveland Cavaliers to their only championship in 2016. But after his playing and coaching days ended, Jones betrayed the game he loved, solemnly admitting in court Tuesday that he exploited his fame and insider access to profit from sports betting and rigged poker games. Read more at AP Ne…