Ms. Rooks, a sports journalist, starts her day with matcha and ends with W.W.E. In between? A little glam and fitness. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Basketball”
Chauncey Billups, N.B.A. Coach in Gambling Case, Pleads Not Guilty
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2025
A hearing in Brooklyn was packed as Mr. Billups and 30 other defendants answered charges in a sweeping federal indictment involving rigged poker games. Source: New York Times
Microbets, Parlays and Prop Bets: A Guide to the M.L.B. Gambling Scandal
By Gotham Rex on November 10, 2025
Federal prosecutors say two pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians tipped off bettors about what pitches they would throw, setting up rigged “microbets.” M.L.B. moved to limit such bets. Source: New York Times
In N.B.A. Betting Scandal, Influencers Played an Old Game in a New Form
By Gotham Rex on November 7, 2025
A Supreme Court decision created a sports gambling industry now worth $14 billion. Many are angling for a cut. Source: New York Times
New York Is the Center of Basketball. And Basketball Betting Scandals.
By Gotham Rex on October 25, 2025
Point shaving. Gambling rings. Illegal poker games. Prosecutors in New York have seen it all. Source: New York Times
U.S. Details How Mob and Ex-NBA Players Lured High Rollers Into Poker Trap
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2025
A Manhattan apartment was at the center of a Mafia-run ring that used former N.B.A. players as bait and technology to read cards, prosecutors say. Source: New York Times
U.S. Charges N.B.A. Figures in Gambling Schemes That Tainted Games
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2025
Terry Rozier, a Miami Heat guard, and Chauncey Billups, coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, were among those arrested. Two indictments spanned the worlds of professional sports, Mafia families and online betting. Source: New York Times
How the Star WNBA Couple Natasha Cloud and Isabelle Harrison Spend Their Day Off
By Gotham Rex on September 13, 2025
Natasha Cloud and Isabelle Harrison, New York Liberty teammates, have different approaches to practice, but they share a bowl of pho and a love of TikTok. Source: New York Times
Kyrie Irving’s Links to Antisemitism Horrify His Many Jewish Fans
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
In New York City, the second-largest Jewish population center in the world, Nets fans are appalled and frightened. Source: New York Times
Why an Ardent Knicks Fan Has Been Banned From the Garden
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2022
Or, beware when lawyers invoke obscure rules to further their cause. And the race for governor in New York appears to be getting closer. Source: New York Times
Basketball Standout, 16, Is Shot and Killed in New Jersey
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2022
Letrell Duncan, a sophomore at East Orange Campus High School, was remembered as a team leader and a loving cousin and brother. Source: New York Times
Connie Hawkins and the Battle to Rename a Brooklyn Playground
By Gotham Rex on February 18, 2022
Connie Hawkins was destined for basketball stardom until his career was unjustly derailed. But a new effort to honor him is complicated by one fact. He’s not the only legend in the neighborhood. Source: New York Times
A School Won 92-4 in Basketball. Then the Coach Was Suspended.
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2022
Sacred Heart Academy, a Catholic high school for girls in Hamden, Conn., said that running up the score against Lyman Hall High School did not mesh with its values. Source: New York Times
18 Former N.B.A. Players Charged With Insurance Fraud
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2021
Federal prosecutors said Terrence Williams, who once played for the New Jersey Nets, had orchestrated a scheme that led to the filing of nearly $4 million in fraudulent medical claims. Source: New York Times
New York City Mayor’s Race Intensifies
By Gotham Rex on May 24, 2021
The temperature on the campaign trail is rising as the primary race enters its final month. Source: New York Times