US EditionEx-NBA player Damon Jones pleads not guilty to selling injury secrets, profiting from rigged poker
Jones faces wire fraud and money laundering charges for rigged poker games and selling injury info on NBA stars in a federal gambling bust involving over 30 people.
- Former NBA player Damon Jones pleaded not guilty to charges of profiting from rigged poker games and providing non-public injury information about LeBron James and Anthony Davis to sports bettors.
- Prosecutors allege Jones sold information that James would not play in a February 2023 game and that Davis would have limited playing time in January 2024, though the latter tip was incorrect.
- Jones, who earned over $20 million in the NBA from 1999 to 2009 and played with James in Cleveland, was also accused of participating in rigged poker games that involved crime families.
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Former NBA player uses parents' home for collateral after pleading not guilty in FBI gambling case
Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering that stemmed from two separate illegal gambling cases. To remain free, he used his mother and stepfather's home as collateral for a $200,000 bond.Jones is one of three defendants in both the alleged poker ring and NBA betting cases. He is alleged to have told someone close to him that a "prominent" player on the Lakers, w…
Ex-NBA player Damon Jones pleads not guilty to selling LeBron James injury secrets, other claims
Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he profited from rigged poker games and provided sports bettors with non-public information about injuries to stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Jones, a onetime teammate of James, said little during back-to-back arraignments in federal court in Brooklyn, letting his court-appointed lawyer enter not guilty pleas in a pair of cases stemming from last month…
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Independent EspañolFormer NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded not guilty on Thursday of charges of getting benefits from rigged poker games and providing sports gamblers with private information about the injuries of the stars...
Damon Jones is accused of participating in a rigged betting system and a national network of illegal poker games linked to the Cosa Nostra.
Former Cavs player, coach Damon Jones pleads not guilty in gambling case
NEW YORK — Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges he profited from rigged poker games and provided sports bettors with non-public information about injuries to stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Jones, a onetime teammate of James, said little during back-to-back arraignments in federal court in Brooklyn, letting his court-appointed lawyer enter not guilty pleas in a pair of cases stemming from…
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