One of the wildest claims to come out of the NBA's turbulent Thursday came from veteran ESPN reporter Brian Windhorst. A day later, both the NBA and Windhorst shot down the report. The report in question concerned Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier,

Prime Video debuted its NBA coverage on Friday night, one day after the league was rocked by a federal gambling indictment of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups.

Authorities said the "mind-boggling" fraud involved tens of millions of dollars and included members of organised crime.

NBA veteran Terry Rozier faced a bruising paternity suit from his Polish bikini-model baby mama accusing him of being a callous deadbeat dad several years before his arrest Thursday in a sprawling Mafia-linked federal sports betting and gambling probe.

The NBA placed Rozier on immediate leave from the Heat on Thursday, ESPN's Shams Charania reports. Rozier was arrested Thursday morning as part of an FBI sports betting gambling probe, and the NBA is acting quickly while this investigation gets underway.

The sports world is rocked by a sweeping investigation — allegedly linking major NBA figures to illegal gambling and the mafia. Also, the president says trade negotiations with Canada are terminated over a Canadian ad featuring clips of Ronald Reagan.

Charles Barkley didn't hold back in discussing the NBA's betting scandal, calling those involved "stupid" for jeopardizing their livelihoods.