Damon Jones became the first person to plead guilty in two major, and related, gambling cases — one involving the NBA and the other centered around allegedly mafia-run fixed poker games . The former Cleveland Cavaliers star, 49, appeared in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday (Apr. 28) in front of Magistrate Judge Joseph Marutollo to plead guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. One was for being part of a conspiracy to place bets on NBA games using non-public information that he obtained as a result of his connections with people in the league. The second was for a separate case, known as Operation Royal Flush, where Jones admitted to playing the role of a “face card” — a high-profile person meant to draw players in — in fixed poker games allegedly controlled by numerous Mafia families. Several people, including Jones, are charged in both cases.…