That may be the single dumbest thing I’ve ever heard out of anyone in modern history. And I live most of my time in Washington, DC,” Patel railed.

At a Thursday press conference in New York, FBI director Kash Patel announced that more than 30 arrests were made “ across a wide-sweeping criminal enterprise that envelopes both the NBA and La Cosa Nostra .” Patel said the arrests targeted an “illegal gambling operation and sports rigging operation that spanned the course of years.”

FBI Director Kash Patel ripped Stephen A. Smith for claiming that Thursday's NBA gambling bust is President Donald Trump's way of punishing the league.

FBI director Kash Patel held a press conference addressing the arrests of Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and others this Thursday.

FBI director Kash Patel has responded to claims made by Stephen A.Smith that Donald Trump has taken 'revenge' against the NBA. The basketball world was rocked on Thursday when US authorities made several high-profile arrests over alleged illegal sports betting.

FBI Director Kash Patel announced 31 arrests, including NBA coach Chauncey Billups and guard Terry Rozier, in a major gambling probe.

FBI Director Kash Patel says Stephen A. Smith said the dumbest thing he ever heard suggesting gambling probe is backed by President Trump.

FBI Director Kash Patel detailed the massive "sports rigging" operation with ties to the Mafia that led to the arrest of an NBA player and coach.