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The Heat earned a overwhelming 146-114 win over the Grizzlies in their first basketball match after guard Terry Rozier was arrested for suspected unlawful gambling.

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was additionally detained as part of a sweeping federal probe into sports betting. Both men contest the claims.

However, the Heat were not distracted as they recorded 86 first-half points to be ahead of Memphis by 39 at halftime, the largest half-time advantage in the team's 37 year existence.

Adebayo top-scored with twenty-four points and later stated Rozier had the support of the team.

"We support him. Full support," Adebayo stated. "You support him through and through. That's our brother ultimately."

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra added: "Terry is a person who is important to everyone. He's had a real positive impact on our team.

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

The Trail Blazers also secured their first game after the detentions, with Brazilian Tiago Splitter taking over as temporary head coach in Chauncey's non-attendance and leading the team to a decisive 139 to 119 win over the Warriors.

"Everyone experienced positive times with Billups and how he coached," Splitter remarked. "Our thoughts are with him and his family but we have a job to do."

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver 'Upset' over Recent Events

Addressing the detentions for the initial occasion, NBA commissioner Silver said he was "deeply disturbed" by the incidents of the recent days.

"Nothing is more critical to the league and its fans than the fairness of the competition," he told Amazon Prime. "And so I felt uneasy. It was very upsetting."

The commissioner further mentioned an league probe into the player's actions in spring 2023, when there was "unusual wagering" in a match he participated for the Charlotte Hornets against the New Orleans Pelicans, discovered no wrongdoing.

"It was brought to our attention by the regulators and the betting companies," he added.

"We investigated the matter and were very transparent about it. Although there was that aberrational betting, we, honestly, found no evidence.

"The federal government has subpoena power... [it] can threaten to put people in jail, can do all kinds of things that the league office is unable to.

"So, we've been working with them since then. Naturally, what they announced yesterday was an charge.

"And 30 months after, he has not been found guilty of anything, in fairness to Rozier.

"Clearly, it doesn't look good, but he's been suspended, and so it is a balance here between protecting people's rights and investigating."

Other NBA Results

Elsewhere, Lakers player Doncic recorded more than 40 scores for the consecutive match straight to start the season.

After racking up forty-three points in a season-opening loss to the Warriors, the European star achieved 49 points - along with eleven boards and eight passes - as the Los Angeles defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 128 to 110.

Greek player Giannis Antetokounmpo also had a strong performance with thirty-one points, 20 rebounds and 7 passes in the Milwaukee Bucks' 122-116 victory over the Toronto Raptors.

Rockets were defeated 115 to 111 by the Pistons despite 37 points from Kevin Durant, while Victor Wembanyama had twenty-nine scores, eleven rebounds and nine blocks in the Spurs' extra-time victory over the New Orleans.