"He Needed A Financial Advisor" - NBA Fans React to Reports of Terry Rozier's Unpaid $8.2 M Tax Liability Resulting in Federal Tax Lien

A new piece of information about Terry Rozier has surfaced online, which has the fans trolling him online. On Wednesday, ESPN reported that Rozier owed $8.2 million in taxes. He was hit with a tax lien in 2023, the same year he was accused of being involved in an insider sports betting scheme.

The Miami Heat guard was arrested on Thursday in Orlando, Florida, for being a suspect in a federal investigation. He is currently on an indefinite leave from the league.

On Wednesday, a basketball media outlet on X shared Rozier's tax lien news in the community. The fans swarmed the post's comment section with troll comments on the matter.

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"He needed a financial advisor man," one fan said. "So he makes 29 million a year and owes 8.2 in taxes but risked his career gambling to cover the debt," another fan said. "Bro was hooping against defenders AND the government 💀💀" another fan said.

One fan urged the league to educate the young players on financial literacy.

"NBA needs to do more to protect its young players and to insure that they receive expert financial guidance," the fan commented. "How are you in the NBA, making millions committing tax fraud?" another fan said. "Bro how you a millionaire not paying your taxes," another fan said.

Terry Rozier was not the only basketball personality arrested on Thursday. Blazers' coach Chauncey Billups was also arrested on the same day. The coach is suspected of being involved in a separate case that involved rigged underground poker games.

Terry Rozier's attorney says tax lien was resolved

After ESPN reported on Terry Rozier's $8 million tax lien, the Heat guard's attorney, Jim Trusty, stepped up to clear the air on the matter. He revealed in a email to Associated Press that Rozier never owed anyone $8 million.

"There was never a debt of $8 million,” Trusty wrote. “Out of his total taxes owed in 2021 ($8m) he actually owed $9000. That was paid but the now-defunct lien still needs to be pulled from the local courthouse."

The lien is a publicly available record, and as of now there is no publically available record showing that the lien has been removed.

Some reports earlier in the week revealed that Terry Rozier was set to receive his full salary while being absent from the league. However, new reports from AP reveal that the Heat guard will not receive the money due during his leave.

Edited by Avi Shravan