NBA Arbitrator Rules Terry Rozier Must Forfeit Most of $26.6M Heat Salary

Executive Briefing

• Arbitrator ruled Rozier breached his Heat contract after pretrial release conditions barred contact with team personnel
• Release restrictions prohibited Rozier from contacting Heat and Hornets players, coaches, and medical staff, limiting his ability to play
• Rozier faces new charges including sports bribery, accused of accepting $100,000 to tip off bettors about a planned early exit
• Attorney seeks removal of Hornets from no-contact list, warning current conditions could eliminate Rozier's chances of signing with any NBA team
• Rozier has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is scheduled for arraignment next week on the superseding indictment