Federal prosecutors indicted Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups on Thursday, accusing him of participating in illegal gambling schemes. Billups, 49, faces charges of money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy in connection with an alleged rigged poker game from 2019.

Mafiosos have a “slow process” for ensnaring otherwise honest people into their clutches, he explained, adding Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier could have been groomed and ultimately

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors on Thursday arrested more than 30 people, including Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, as part of a multiyear investigation into illegal betting activities.

Hall of Fame coach Chauncey Billups denies wrongdoing after FBI arrest in alleged gambling ring investigation, vows to fight charges with same tenacity as career.

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was arrested on Thursday morning, as a federal grand jury indicted him in connection to his alleged participation in an illegal gambling scheme. This was the result of a wide-ranging gambling investigation that included two separate cases of illegal sports betting and gambling.

Chauncey Billups, investigators allege, was known as a “face card.” He and other former professional athletes were used to attract victims to the poker games.

Los Angeles Clippers fans jeered the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night during their game, chanting "F-B-I" at players shooting free throws.

Co-Conspirator 8 informed Earnest, prior to the news becoming public, that several of the Blazers’ best players would not be playing. According to the indictment, Earnest gave the inside information to Marves Fairley, another defendant, for the purposes of betting on the game. Fairley promised to pay Earnest at least $5,000 if the bets paid off.