A new bombshell indictment criminally charging former NBA player Damon Jones suggests that while affiliated with the Los Angeles Lakers, Jones leaked information about the injury status of superstar LeBron James to sports bettors before a February 2023 game.
James is not accused of wrongdoing in the federal indictment, which alleges that Jones, 49, and others defrauded betting companies.
Jones and James previously played together on the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jones was acting as an unofficial coach for the Lakers at the time of the February 2023 game in Los Angeles that is mentioned in the indictment.
A James spokesman declined to comment to CNBC.
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