Oct 22, 2025; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups during a break in the action against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Moda Center. PHOTO: Jaime Valdez ~ Imagn Images
DETROIT, Oct. 23, 2025 ~ Former Detroit Pistons‘ star and Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups was arrested Thursday morning in an FBI investigation into illegal gambling both within and around the NBA. Billups is accused of being tied to an illegal poker scheme with relation to the mafia. Other arrests were made to both current and former players, according to FBI director Kash Patel, for their alleged roles in determining outcomes of NBA games, or giving away insider information. Former Detroit Pistons’ guard Malik Beasley was not involved in this case, and is still waiting to be fully cleared from the FBI in a separate situation.
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Oct. 23, 2025 ~ Anthony and Ryan dive into the breaking news of the morning that the FBI will hold a press conference on Thursday morning announcing arrests in ties to an illegal sports gambling case where we saw Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier and former Detroit Piston, NBA Hall of Famer and current Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups arrested this morning.
