Ex-nfl Star Antonio Gates Identified As Alleged Participant In Illegal Poker Game

Earlier this week, Heat defender Terry Rozier, Trail Blazers caput coach Chauncey Billups and erstwhile NBA subordinate Damon Jones were arrested by nan FBI and indicted for their alleged portion successful a mob-linked gambling strategy including forbidden sports betting and rigged poker games. Amid an ongoing probe, 34 group were arrested connected Thursday for their alleged domiciled successful nan scandal. The NBA instantly placed some Rozier and Billups connected leave.

According to reports from Pablo Torre pursuing nan first arrests, Rozier, Billups and Jones were not nan only erstwhile athletes progressive successful nan alleged forbidden gambling and poker schemes. Torre later reported that Kevin Garnett allegedly stopped by nan rigged poker crippled successful 2019 erstwhile he thought he was going to an afterparty. Per Torre, Garnett near without playing and has not been contacted by authorities. Along pinch Garnett, Torre reported that existent Clippers coach Ty Lue was astatine an allegedly rigged poker crippled successful 2019, but played astatine a different array than Billups.

On Sunday, Torre reported that Pro Football Hall of Fame tight extremity Antonio Gates allegedly hosted and participated successful an allegedly rigged poker crippled successful Miami. The crippled was allegedly organized by Curtis Meeks, who was indicted earlier this week. Gates is nan first erstwhile NFL subordinate to beryllium linked to nan scandal.

Gates, who was inducted into nan Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer, spent 16 seasons pinch nan Chargers wherever he amassed 11,841 receiving yards and 116 receiving touchdowns, nan second of which is an NFL grounds for tight ends. He past played successful nan NFL during nan 2018 season.

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