Rozier, Billups Arrested; Horford Will Be Load‑Managed

Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups were arrested early Thursday in a federal probe into illegal sports gambling and poker. After the Warriors' shootaround, veteran Al Horford urged patience, warned against jumping to conclusions and called on the league to do more to protect players amid rising betting-related fan hostility. Golden State has slotted the 39-year-old Horford into a bench role with a roughly 20-minute nightly limit and a firm policy that he will not play both ends of any back-to-back, a load-management plan the team says it will map and adjust weekly. Horford debuted in the season opener, finishing with five points, five rebounds and one assist in 20 minutes (2-for-7 shooting). Coaches and staff say the approach will likely cost Horford at least 15 regular-season games as the Warriors try to preserve him for a playoff push, and former Celtics teammate Derrick White praised the veteran leadership he brings. The Warriors are balancing an aging core and will lean on Draymond Green defensively against bigs like Nikola Jokić while grooming youngsters such as Brandin Podziemski for larger roles.