Authorities Allege Boxing Champ Adrien Broner Scammed NBA Players In Rigged Dice Game

But those scandals have mostly been about sports betting scandals. For example, Jontay Porter received a lifetime ban for betting on his own games and outcomes.

But now a professional boxer is facing allegations that involve fixing underground casino games.

The FBI alleges boxer Adrien Broner was involved with fixing craps games involving NBA players in 2019. The bureau claims the former world champion in four different weight classes collected $6.5 million from the scheme, including taking $1.5 million from a current NBA All-Star.

“CW-1 (a cooperating witness) told authorities about a large buy-in dice game in L.A. in June 2019,” investigators noted. “The game involved a professional boxer, identified only as A.B., A.B.’s associates and several prominent NBA players. According to CW-1, A.B. and his associates fixed the game, cheating the NBA players out of millions of dollars using ‘teased’ dice.”

Broner’s Gambling Scam Came To Light Inadvertently

A.B. was later revealed to be Broner, according to reports. The allegations came to light last week as part of a federal investigation of Eugene “Big U” Henley, an alleged leader of the Crips street gang with links to the hip-hop music world.

Investigators have accused Henley of murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion, and fraud, and he now faces charges under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.

After that dice game, FBI special agent Andrew Roosa said that Henley ordered some of his associates to “rough up” the boxer “and to get the money back from him on behalf of the cheated NBA players.”

The FBI alleges Henley provided “protection” for professional athletes and musicians. The Broner allegations and entire investigation could possibly be a thorny issue for the NBA, linking players not only to illegal gambling but also to an alleged underworld figure who is accused by the FBI of running a “mafia-like organization” that used links to street gangs “to intimidate businesses and individuals,” according to the FBI.

Along with Henley, several other associates were also arrested in recent weeks. He has denied the allegations against him.

“I never made no athlete, no rapper give me nothing," Henley noted recently. “They reach out to me because they feel a connection to me and my neighborhood for whatever reason.”

Broner has not commented on the allegations. In other NBA-related news, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is now the focus of a federal investigation for manipulating statistics during a game in March 2023, when Rozier was a member of the Charlotte Hornets.

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