The Memphis Grizzlies announced weeks ago that they plan to retire Allen’s number at a Jan. Tony Allen was not in custody as of Thursday afternoon. He was waived by Boston two days after his 26th birthday in 2013 and hasn’t appeared in the league since.Īmong others charged was Tony Allen, a six-time All-Defensive team selection and a member of the 2008 champion Boston Celtics. He went on to play with four franchises - the Nets, Boston, Houston and Sacramento - over four seasons as a role player, averaging 7.1 points per game. What was then the New Jersey Nets picked Williams as No. A lawyer who has represented Williams in the past declined to comment. The indictment said he then recruited other former NBA players to defraud the plan and offered to provide fraudulent invoices from a chiropractor and dentist in Southern California and a wellness office in Washington state.Īt least 10 of the ex-players paid kickbacks totaling about $230,000 to Williams, according to the court papers. The claims led to a $7,672 payout for Williams. The indictment said he submitted $19,000 in fraudulent claims to the plan in November 2017 for chiropractic care.
Strauss said the conspiracy was led by Terrence Williams, who began his career as a first-round NBA draft pick in 2009. Driscoll, the head of New York’s FBI office, said the case demonstrated the FBI’s continued focus on uncovering fraud scams that cost the health care industry tens of billions of dollars a year. Attorney Office in this matter,” the statement added. In a statement, the NBA called the allegations “particularly disheartening” because the benefit plans provided by the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association are critically important to support players’ health and well-being throughout their careers and post-retirement lives.
Strauss said each defendant made false claims for reimbursements that ranged from $65,000 to $420,000. Of that, the defendants received about $2.5 million in fraudulent proceeds. The indictment said the scheme was carried out from at least 2017 to 2020, when the plan - funded primarily by NBA teams - received false claims totaling about $3.9 million. In one instance, she said, an ex-player was playing basketball in Taiwan when he was supposedly getting $48,000 worth of root canals and crowns on eight teeth at a Beverly Hills, California, dental office in December 2018. They'll be able to use their create-a-player in "The One" mode, in which men and women can play on the same team.Strauss said prosecutors have travel records, email and GPS data that proves the ex-players were sometimes far from the medical and dental offices at the times when they were supposedly getting treated.
Gamers will be able to scan their faces using the NBA Live Companion app and import them onto their customized player.
This is game changing in the sports gaming world. Now EVERYONE can create themselves in the game. So proud of our team for adding this amazing feature to this year's edition of #NBALIVE19. "The inclusion of female players is an important step toward leveling the playing field, providing gamers increased opportunities to express their unique individuality and create a reflection of themselves while competing in the game," EA Sports said in a release The Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker is the face of the announcement, which is using the hashtag #ShesInTheGame.ĬREATE YOUR PLAYER IN #ShesInTheGame #NBALIVE19 #EAathlete /gEeBud31t2 NBA Live 18 featured the inclusion of all 12 WNBA teams and their players, and the 2019 edition will allow players to create women characters. The NBA Live series continues incorporating the women's game into the video game.
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