Diddy ATTACKED & ALMOST KILLED in PRISON & LEBRON Named in NBA POKER MAFIA BUST!!
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From Luxury Suites to Shivs: Diddy ATTACKED in Prison While LeBron is Named in NBA Poker Mafia Bust
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The worlds of hip-hop celebrity and professional sports have converged in a week of high-stakes criminal investigations, with reports confirming that Sean “Diddy” Combs was allegedly assaulted in prison, while NBA star LeBron James has been linked to a major mafia-backed gambling and poker scheme.
The dual nature of the headlines—one about a wealthy inmate’s survival, the other about a superstar’s professional integrity—highlights the shocking proximity of power, money, and organized crime in America’s elite circles.
Part 1: The Assault on Diddy – A Warning, Not a Murder Attempt
Reports have confirmed that Sean “Diddy” Combs was allegedly accosted and threatened with a weapon inside the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, where he is serving his sentence.
The Knife-Wielding Inmate
According to Diddy’s longtime friend, Charuci Finny, an inmate armed with a makeshift blade, or “shiv,” snuck into Diddy’s jail cell while he was sleeping.
The Threat: The assailant pressed the knife to Diddy’s throat. Finny believes the act was primarily a warning and a threat of intimidation rather than a genuine murder attempt. The motive is suspected to be related to Diddy’s wealth, with the inmate possibly trying to extort money, or “earn prestige” by harming a celebrity.
Diddy’s Response: Diddy’s lawyers have raised the issue of violence several times during his legal proceedings, noting that inmates often try to earn prestige by hurting a high-profile figure like Diddy. The threat highlights the harsh reality for a famous, wealthy inmate who is unable to buy absolute protection from the general population.
Prison Performance: Despite the environment, records from the U.S. Department of Justice show that Diddy has received “Excellent” and “Outstanding” marks on his work performance ratings, suggesting he is adjusting to his environment by adhering strictly to prison regulations, likely in an effort to secure an early release.
Diddy is currently awaiting transfer to a long-term federal prison, where his high profile will continue to make him a target.
Part 2: The NBA Gambling Scandal – X-Rays and LeBron’s Ties
A pair of unsealed indictments in Brooklyn federal court has exposed two separate, sophisticated gambling schemes involving NBA players, coaches, and notorious New York mafia families. The cases detail millions of dollars defrauded from bettors and online firms.
The Rigged Poker Games (The Mafia Connection)
The most audacious part of the scandal involves a series of rigged, high-stakes poker games organized and protected by four of the five infamous New York mob families: the Genevese, Banano, Gambinos, and Columbus families.
Sophisticated Fraud: The scheme targeted wealthy, unwitting victims, cheating them out of at least $7 million. The method of cheating was technological and elaborate, sounding more like a movie plot than a real-life crime:
X-Ray Machines: The conspirators allegedly built X-ray machines into the poker tables to read cards.
Marked Cards & Shufflers: They used specially marked cards visible only through designer contact lenses or glasses, as well as rigged shuffling machines that could read the entire deck and relay hand information to offsite conspirators.
Extortion and Violence: Losing players faced the threat of violence and extortion from the mafia families to ensure debts were repaid. The importance of the rigging machines was so high that a group of defendants robbed someone at gunpoint to steal a specific model of the shuffler.
The Insider Betting Scheme (The LeBron Link)
The second case involves current and former NBA players and coaches trading insider medical information to win bets.
The Indicted: Among those indicted are NBA Guard Terry Rozier (who has earned over $160 million in career earnings, making his involvement in illegal schemes baffling) and Damon Jones, a former NBA player and coach.
The Prop Bet Anomaly: Rozier came under suspicion due to “unusual activity” concerning prop bets placed about his own play—suggesting he intentionally threw bad passes or missed shots to ensure certain bets paid out.
LeBron James Implicated: The indictment reveals that Damon Jones, a former teammate and personal shooting coach of LeBron James, allegedly used his close relationship with an “unnamed player three” of the Los Angeles Lakers to give insider medical information to co-conspirators.
The Smoking Gun: Official records confirm that on the morning of February 9th, Jones texted a co-conspirator, informing him that Player Three (widely identified as LeBron James, who was recovering from a sore left ankle) would not play that night. The text advised, “Get a big bet on the Milwaukee [Bucks] tonight before the information is out.”
Though LeBron James has not been accused of any wrongdoing, the case highlights how high-value information about star players is weaponized by gambling rings.
Conclusion: Wealth, Crime, and Consequences
The convergence of these stories—Diddy facing a shiv in a federal cell and the elaborate schemes linking NBA stars to the mafia—reinforces a disturbing truth: the immense wealth and social status of American elites do not make them immune to criminal enterprise. If anything, they create lucrative targets and sophisticated opportunities for corruption.
The revelation that players earning millions were risking their careers for illegal betting money is shocking. These incidents underscore the fragility of integrity in professional sports and high-profile industries when confronted with the immense temptation and ruthless collection methods of organized crime.
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