Damon Jones once used inside information to bet on James absence. He told people around him to beat the Bucks to win.

According to previous reports, Billups, Rozier, and Damon Jones were all arrested by the FBI for participating in illegal gambling.

Among them, one of the betting projects Damon Jones participated in was the Bucks VS Lakers game in February 2023. He received inside information about the game in advance and learned that James would miss the game due to ankle soreness, so he told people around him to bet on the Bucks to win this game. At that time, the injury report regarding James' absence had not yet been released.

The game was on February 10, 2023, when the Lakers played against the Bucks at home. In the end, the Lakers lost the game 106-115. James was indeed absent from the game.

Jones once served as James' assistant coach and personal shooting coach, but was not an employee of the Lakers at the time.