The Denver Nuggets fell to the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night by a final score of 123-120. Nikola Jokic returned to the lineup for Denver after a three-game a

Both the NFL and NBA have issued alerts this week warning players that a recent series of break-ins and robberies at the homes of athletes may not be a coincidence.

The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis and Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.

The FBI has warned the NBA that many recent home burglaries targeting professional athletes and high net worth individuals may be connected to sophisticated, transnational theft rings, the league said in a memo obtained by Reuters on Friday.

After a recent string of burglaries at professional athletes' houses, the NBA has issued a memo to its players about home security. According to the Associated Press, which obtained a copy of the memo,

After recent burglaries at homes of professional athletes – including Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce – the NFL and NBA have issued security memos to teams and players warning that “organized and skilled groups” are increasingly targeting players’ residences for such crimes.

Kansas City Chiefs stars Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes are among the professional athletes who've recently had their homes robbed while they weren't there. The NBA and NFL are now issuing a warning to its players to beef up their security as a trend has seemingly emerged in recent weeks.