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The birthday boy should have been talking about life as a new 35-year-old or about returning to his old stomping grounds in Orlando, Florida, fresh off a 28-point opening night Wednesday against the Pistons.
Instead, Bulls big man Nikola Vucevic was caught up in the only story suffocating the NBA right now.
One day after Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cavaliers player/assistant coach Damon Jones were arrested as part of an investigation related to illegal sports betting and Mafia-backed rigged poker games, the rest of the league was speaking out.