ESPN's Brian Windhorst claimed on Thursday that the NBA quietly sidelined the Heat guard after the sportsbooks flagged his early exit.

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups were among more than 30 people arrested Thursday morning in connection with two separate indictments that deal with illegal poker and sports betting schemes.

ESPN analyst Brian Windhorst clarified his comments Friday he made one day earlier on The Rich Eisen Show about the Terry Rozier gambling scandal. Rozier was one of over 30 people arrested Thursday for his alleged role in illegal sports betting and gambling schemes,

The sweeping, multipart federal gambling investigation led to the arrests of Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and more than 30 other individuals. The NBA placed Rozier and Billups on immediate leave soon after the arrests, with the league saying that it was reviewing the indictments.

Prime Video debuted its NBA coverage on Friday night, one day after the league was rocked by a federal gambling indictment of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups.

The Miami Heat guard from Northeast Ohio now faces uncertain future after being placed on immediate NBA leave.

NBA veteran Terry Rozier faced a bruising paternity suit from his Polish bikini-model baby mama accusing him of being a callous deadbeat dad several years before his arrest Thursday in a sprawling Mafia-linked federal sports betting and gambling probe.