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MrBuckBuck: FBI Director Kash Patel fires back at Stephen A. Smith claiming the NBA gambling bust was "REVENGE" from President Trump for the NBA's left-wing activism: "That may be the single DUMBST thing I've ever heard out of anyone in modern history. And I live most of my time in Washington, D.C."

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MrBuckBuck: Shams Charania: I heard [FBI Director] Kash Patel was leading this which let me know how big this is for the government/leagues. [Smith] The timing of this on a big night for the NBA was to send a message. People believe this is just the tip of the iceberg, the administration is coming

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Billups and Jones are alleged to have taken part in rigged poker games in Manhattan. FBI director Kash Patel says: The investigation involves La Cosa Nostra. Multiple-year investigation across 11 states.

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The fraud is mind boggling," FBI director Kash Patel said. "We're talking tens of millions of dollars in theft and fraud and robbery."

New York Times

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach Damon Jones were also charged in a separate but related illegal gambling case. They're among six people charged Thursday with turning professional basketball into a criminal gambling operation by using inside information to place unlawful wagers, law enforcement sources told ABC News. FBI Director Kash Patel is expected to announce the charges along with other law enforcement officials during a news conference Thursday in New York City.

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Shams Charania: Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was arrested early Thursday morning as part of an FBI sports betting gambling probe, sources tell ESPN. The Eastern District of New York and FBI director Kash Patel will hold a press conference at 10 am ET to announce arrests from investigation.

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NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, fondly known as Shaq, exchanged friendly greetings with President Donald Trump at UFC 314 in Miami on Saturday. Videos of their brief chat and whispering in each other's ears surfaced on social media, with several users wondering if Shaq had turned MAGA. Trump and several of his close allies, including Elon Musk, Robert F Kennedy Jr, Dana White, and Kash Patel, were at the Kaseya Center for UFC 314. The president greeted his supporters and mid-way through the event was seen embracing Shaquille O’Neal. The Republican also whispered something in the four-time NBA champion's ear.

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