HR 1: Gambling Scandal

Mason & Ireland

ESPN Radio

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4.5 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Mason and Ireland tip off the show with the huge breaking news today involving the NBA. Take a listen to Kash Petal, the Director of the FBI, breakdown the gambling scandal. Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA player Damon Jones were arrested this morning over their alleged participation in two major illegal gambling schemes — one involving bets placed on NBA games, the other involving underground poker games — investigated by the FBI. The guys shift gears and are joined by Fantasy Guru, Matthew Berry, for ‘Fantasy This or That!’ Ice Breakers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:49.3	Dodgers versus J's. We'll get into that coming up for you a little bit later on. In the meantime, I mean, this, this gambling, this, the NBA has been engulfed in a gigantic gambling scandal.
1:00.8	It's your worst nightmare for you had silver. I was trying to think. So if you're just bouncing around, you don't know about this story the FBI arrested 30 people this morning including
1:11.6	Terry rosier Chanty billups the head coach who coached a game last night in Portland
1:18.7	then was arrested this morning and Damon Jones and it is being reported that Damon Jones
1:26.5	may have Damon Jones used to travel with us. He was kind of an
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