FBI Director Kash Patel announced Thursday that 31 people, including several current and former NBA figures, were arrested as part of a sweeping federal investigation into organized gambling operations linked to the La Cosa Nostra crime families.

Former Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier, Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and more than 30 other individuals were named in indictments unsealed Thursday morning in two criminal cases involving sports betting and illegal poker games that officials said were run by the mob.

Jones is a former basketball player who played 11 seasons in the NBA. The 6-4 combo guard went undrafted out of Houston in 1997 after a four-year career with the Cougars and began his playing career with the International Basketball Association's Black Hills Posse in 1997.

As arrests of three former Boston Celtics players send shockwaves across the NBA, a local legal expert believes this announcement by the FBI was carefully thought out and planned.

Federal authorities announced on Wednesday, Oct. 22, that 22 people have been arrested and dozens of search warrants executed as part of a sweeping gang takedown across Milwaukee and Racine.