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Detroit Pistons Legend Chauncey Billups Headlines FBI Gambling Arrests in NBA

Oct 24, 2025 | 4:25 PM

Oct 16, 2025; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups gives instructions to his team during the first half against the Utah Jazz at Delta Center. Mandatory Credit: Peter Creveling-Imagn Images

Oct. 25, 2025 ~ The NBA and sports world has been rocked with multiple arrests made to former and current NBA players tied to illegal gambling, including Detroit Pistons‘ legend Chauncey Billups, who made a court appearance Thursday. From illegal poker games with the mafia to sharing inside information that was yet to be made public, the money involved totaled to at least 10 million dollars, according to FBI Director Kash Patel. “‘JR Morning” has more on the situation.

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Oct. 24, 2025 ~ Andy Arena, former special agent in charge of the FBI Detroit Division and current executive director of the Detroit Crime Commission, joins Lloyd and Jamie to discuss Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and dozens of others being arrested Thursday as part of a sweeping investigation into illegal sports gambling. Photo: Jaime Valdez ~ Imagn Images

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