Sources: NBA, Congressional committee meet amid gambling probes

In the wake of Chauncey Billups’ indictments, a United States congressional committee is meeting with NBA officials in Washington, DC on Wednesday. terry rosier And damon jonesSources tell ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Sources said the meeting is supposed to be an informational meeting for members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and will include talks about the league’s partnerships with sportsbooks and measures to prevent illegal use of non-public information.

committee Sent a written request to the NBA for a briefing with Commissioner Adam Silver At the end of October. Silver was not expected to attend Wednesday’s session.

Congressional committees of the House and Senate sent letters to the NBA in the days after Billups, Rozier and Jones were among 34 people arrested as part of a. Extensive federal investigation into alleged rigged poker games and sports betting schemes,

Jones, a former NBA player and assistant coach, will be arraigned in Brooklyn on Thursday at 2 p.m. Billups’ arraignment is scheduled for November 24, and Rozier’s arraignment is scheduled for December 8 in federal court in Brooklyn.