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Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards fears his ex, Alexandria Desroches, is going to blow her child support payments from him on sports gambling online ... TMZ has learned. According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, the NBA star said Alexandria testified that she gambled through DraftKings on dozens of occasions per month during 2025 while simultaneously arguing that the support payments from Anthony were inadequate.
He also claimed Alexandria had omitted income, including cash tips from a second job, and overstated expenses related to the kid. According to the docs, Anthony was previously ordered to pay $14K a month in child support ... but now says he's worried she will use the money to gamble. He asked that a portion of the support payments be paid into a trust ... and a trustee be put in place to handle distributions.
Three people have reportedly been arrested, and three more remain subject to arrest warrants as a major investigation into alleged match-fixing and bribery continues to shake Greek basketball. According to Gazzetta, Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK) president Vangelis Liolios, former EuroLeague referee and Greek refereeing official Ilias Koromilas, and referee Petros Papapetrou have already been arrested. Arrest warrants reportedly remain outstanding for current EuroLeague ref Vaso Tsaroucha, basketball official Giorgos Mavraganis, and Tasos Piloidis, a former international referee who is currently a member of the federation's Central Refereeing Committee (KED). Several of the names have significant EuroLeague refereeing experience.
Koromilas, Papapetrou, and Tsaroucha all officiated EuroLeague games during parts of the broader 2018-2026 period reportedly being examined by Greek authorities, while Piloidis also worked in the competition earlier in his career. Koromilas' name previously surfaced in a separate EuroLeague-related case. In 2023, Ukrainian referee Mykola Ambrosov alleged that Boris Ryzhik approached him before the 2021 EuroCup Finals and said Koromilas had proposed paying €10,000 for Ambrosov to favor UNICS Kazan. Euroleague Basketball later conducted an independent investigation and said there was no clear evidence establishing an attempted bribe, and the case was dismissed as inconclusive.
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According to ProtoThema, authorities found €820,000 in cash inside a safe at the home of a referee in the Greek countryside. The report did not identify which referee owned the property. ProtoThema reported that investigators consider the amount among several large sums discovered during the searches whose origins could not be sufficiently explained based on the information currently available. The searches were carried out after six arrest warrants were issued following an investigation by Athens sports prosecutor Apostolos Grammenos. According to the same report, the six people are being prosecuted, depending on the individual case, over alleged bribery and the acceptance of bribes under Greek sports law.
The case reportedly concerns allegations of manipulated games in Greece's top basketball division as well as lower-level competitions. ProtoThema reported that authorities are examining conduct potentially stretching back at least five years, with the case file containing witness statements, complaints, and messages involving basketball officials.
Aris Barkas: Euroleague Basketball Official statement Referee Vasiliki Tsaroucha is suspended from officiating in all Euroleague Basketball competitions until both the local authorities’ investigation and Euroleague Basketball’s internal review have concluded.
Mike Vorkunov: Federal prosecutors object to this ask, Rozier and Laster's lawyers told the judge. Lawyers for Rozier also said in the letter that "NBA recently produced objective medical records which demonstrate conclusively that Mr. Rozier was hurt" in the March 23, 2023 game in question.
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The Kalshi, Polymarket and Novig TV ads that have aired across high-profile MLB postseason games in recent weeks will not find their way onto NBC’s season-opening NBA telecasts on Tuesday, a source told SBJ, indicating that the league will enter the season with the door still closed to deals with prediction market operators.
Ron Harrod Jr.: #Mavs guard Kyrie Irving was asked about when he plans to retire: “You have social media and gambling which is running rampant and it’s not the same NBA that I fell in love with as a kid and I’m very much aware of that. And I don’t say that as a negative thing.”
Shams Charania: The NBA and prominent sportsbooks have agreed to ban multiple types of bets, per me and @DavidPurdum , such as: - Parlay bets involving the under on the same player's statistics - "First of" market; examples: winner of opening tip, an individual's specific shot, rebound, assist, steal - Under bets on players expected to play less than 12 minutes a game
Shams Charania: The NBA has held active communication with major gaming companies on tightening wagers in the aftermath of recent betting scandals. The new list of prohibited bets join restrictions from prior seasons -- including bets on 10-day or two-way contract players, player props on turnovers, bets related to fouls, and bets related to missed free throws.
