{"id":333512,"date":"2025-10-26T09:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/333512\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T09:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:17:11","slug":"sophie-cunningham-cant-believe-terry-rozier-post-please-tell-me-this-is-fake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/333512\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham can’t believe Terry Rozier post — ‘Please tell me this is fake’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA world was rocked this week as Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier found himself at the heart of one of the NBA\u2019s most shocking scandals<\/a> in recent years. Federal agents arrested Rozier in Orlando, Florida, after uncovering his alleged involvement in an illegal insider sports betting operation that also implicated Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant coach Damon Jones.<\/p>\n

According to federal prosecutors, Rozier conspired with acquaintances to manipulate game outcomes for financial gain. In one instance from March 23, 2023, while with the Charlotte Hornets, Rozier reportedly told a friend he would fake an injury early in the game. He played just over nine minutes before exiting, allowing bettors, who had wagered the under on his performance, to profit. The FBI later described the gambling ring as \u201chistoric in its scheme,\u201d with ties allegedly connected to organized crime.<\/p>\n

Despite these serious allegations, Rozier will still collect his full $26.6 million salary for the 2025\u201326 NBA season while on administrative leave. His total contract with the Heat stands at $96.2 million, originally signed with the Hornets in 2023 before his trade to Miami. Under Exhibit F-7 of the NBA\u2019s collective bargaining agreement, players placed on administrative leave remain eligible for their full pay and benefits until a league ruling determines otherwise.<\/p>\n

This revelation caught the attention of Indiana Fever<\/a> guard Sophie Cunningham<\/a>, who expressed her disbelief<\/a> on social media. Quoting a report confirming Rozier\u2019s continued pay, she wrote on X (formerly Twitter):<\/p>\n

\u201cNo way. Please tell me this is fake\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Cunningham\u2019s reaction quickly went viral, personifying the discontent felt by many WNBA players, who continue to fight for better compensation and working conditions. Cunningham, who averaged 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists before tearing her ACL in August, continues to champion pay equity and collective bargaining issues as the WNBA\u2019s ongoing CBA negotiations approach a potential lockout<\/a>. The league faces an October 31 deadline to reach an agreement with the WNBPA.<\/p>\n

For context, the pay gap remains staggering. Cunningham\u2019s career earnings total just $672,780 across seven WNBA seasons, an amount dwarfed by even a single year of Rozier\u2019s salary. Meanwhile, 2025 NBA No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg signed a four-year, $62.7 million rookie deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NBA world was rocked this week as Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier found himself at the heart…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":333513,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[234,16091,62,99907,67,132,68,232],"class_list":{"0":"post-333512","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-indiana-fever","9":"tag-sophie-cunningham","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-terry-rozier","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us","15":"tag-wnba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}