{"id":480223,"date":"2026-01-22T08:21:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=480223"},"modified":"2026-01-22T08:21:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:21:46","slug":"first-sentence-in-the-nba-betting-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/first-sentence-in-the-nba-betting-case\/","title":{"rendered":"First sentence in the NBA betting case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1737\">The federal case tied to the NBA betting scandal has its first sentencing: <strong data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1582\">Timothy McCormack<\/strong> received a <strong data-start=\"1594\" data-end=\"1618\">two-year prison term<\/strong>.<br data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1622\" \/>Prosecutors said he used nonpublic information to place highly profitable wagers linked to NBA player performances.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1739\" data-end=\"2070\">McCormack, who described himself as a gambling addict, became the first defendant sentenced in the broader conspiracy involving <strong data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"1883\">Terry Rozier<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1888\" data-end=\"1905\">Jontay Porter<\/strong>. In Brooklyn, U.S. District Judge <strong data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"1963\">LaShann DeArcy Hall<\/strong> imposed a term below the four years sought by the government, while the defense argued for no prison time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2072\" data-end=\"2387\">At sentencing, McCormack said: \u201c<strong data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2175\">I&#8217;ve struggled with a gambling addiction for more than half my life<\/strong>.\u201d DeArcy Hall acknowledged the addiction factor (\u201c<strong data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2291\">He has an addiction\u2026 I don&#8217;t believe the conduct\u2026 defines him<\/strong>\u201d) but stressed the integrity issue as well: \u201c<strong data-start=\"2337\" data-end=\"2385\">There is no question this is a serious crime<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2389\" data-end=\"2712\">In the same case, Rozier\u2014on <strong data-start=\"2417\" data-end=\"2433\">unpaid leave<\/strong> from the <strong data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2457\">Miami Heat<\/strong>\u2014pleaded not guilty in December to wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges and is free on a $3 million bond, with court not expected again until March. 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