According to previous reports, former NBA player Damon Jones was arrested and accused of leaking confidential injury information of a "well-known" basketball player to assist illegal sports betting. The well-known player is James, and the indictment does not accuse James of any misconduct.
According to Lakers Daily reporter Ashish Mathur, sources revealed that James was very dissatisfied with his friend Damon Jones privately leaking information about his game status to gamblers.
Sources said that James and Jones are close friends, but James did not know that Jones had shared non-public information about him with gamblers during the 2022-23 season. Jones informed gamblers in advance that James would not play before the Lakers' game against the Bucks on February 9, 2023. In the end, without James, the Lakers lost to the Bucks 106-115 at home.
Although Jones is not a formal member of the Lakers coaching staff during the 2022-23 season, he did participate in James' pregame training and had access to the Lakers' locker room, hotel and plane. In addition, sources revealed that Jones also leaked information about Anthony Davis' game status to gamblers.
James and Jones worked together in the Cavaliers for three seasons. According to sources, James brought Jones to the Lakers because Jones expressed his desire to enter the coaching industry, and James was helping his friend.
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