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The Heat earned a crushing 146 to 114 win over the Grizzlies in their first basketball match after player Rozier was detained for alleged illegal sports betting.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was also arrested in connection with a sweeping FBI probe into sports betting. The two individuals deny the allegations.

However, the Miami team were focused as they put up 86 first-half points to be ahead of the Grizzlies by 39 at halftime, the largest half-time advantage in the team's 37-year history.

Adebayo led the way with 24 scores and later stated Terry had the team's full backing.

"We support him. Complete backing," Adebayo said. "You support him through and through. He's like family at the end of the day."

Miami head coach Erik Spoelstra commented: "Terry is somebody who is important to all of us. He has made a real positive impact on our team.

"Our thoughts are with him and our care for him as he faces this."

Portland also won their initial match since the arrests, with Brazilian Tiago Splitter taking over as interim coach in Billups' non-attendance and leading the squad to a decisive 139 to 119 victory against the Warriors.

"Everyone experienced great experiences with Billups and his coaching style," Tiago said. "We're thinking of him and his family but we have a job to do."

NBA Commissioner Silver 'Disturbed' by Recent Events

Addressing the detentions for the first time, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he was "very upset" by the incidents of the recent days.

"Nothing is more critical to the NBA and its fans than the fairness of the competition," he informed Amazon Prime. "Therefore I had a pit in my stomach. It was very upsetting."

The commissioner further said an NBA investigation into Rozier's actions in March 2023, when there was "unusual wagering" in a match he played for the Hornets versus the Pelicans, found nothing untoward.

"We were informed by the regulators and the betting companies," he continued.

"We then looked into that situation and were very transparent regarding it. And while there was the unusual wagering, we, frankly, found no evidence.

"The federal government has legal authority... [it] can impose penalties, can take various actions that the league office can't do.

"So, we've been working with them from that point. Naturally, what they revealed recently was an charge.

"Moreover two and a half years later, he still hasn't been convicted of anything, in justice to Terry.

"Clearly, it doesn't look good, but he's been put on administrative leave, and so it is a balance in this case between protecting people's rights and investigating."

Additional League Results

Elsewhere, Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic recorded over forty points for the consecutive match in a row to begin the campaign.

After racking up forty-three points in a first defeat to the Warriors, the Slovenian achieved 49 scores - to go with 11 boards and 8 passes - as the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves 128-110.

From Greece player Antetokounmpo additionally had a strong performance with thirty-one points, 20 rebounds and 7 passes in the Bucks' 122-116 win over the Toronto Raptors.

Rockets were beaten 115-111 by the Detroit Pistons even with 37 points from Kevin Durant, while Victor Wembanyama had twenty-nine scores, 11 rebounds and nine rejections in the Spurs' extra-time victory against the New Orleans.