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Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded not guilty to federal charges of insider information and rigged poker games, with potential plea negotiations underway, and is scheduled to return to court in November.
Former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones pleaded not guilty to charges of profiting from rigged poker games and providing non-public injury information about NBA stars, amid a large federal gambling crackdown involving over 30 arrests including prominent basketball figures and mobsters.
Former NBA player Damon Jones is implicated in a major gambling scandal involving inside information, financial troubles, and legal issues, including using his championship ring as collateral for loans amid ongoing federal investigations into illegal gambling operations.
Damon Jones, a former NBA player and assistant coach, allegedly received insider information and was involved in a gambling scheme that backfired when the Lakers' key player, LeBron James, played in a game he was expected to miss, leading to a failed $100,000 bet and subsequent FBI arrests related to NBA gambling scandals.
In a halftime video, Damon Jones, a friend of LeBron James and a kind-of Laker, was seen telling Anthony Davis and Mo Bamba that the Warriors "always" let teams come back. However, the Warriors did not let the Lakers back in the game and instead scored 43 points in the third quarter, putting the game away early. Jones' role with the Lakers is unclear.