Billups took some time off from basketball before beginning his coaching career in 2020. He first was hired by one of his former teams the Clippers to work as an assistant under Tyronn Lue. He was only in Los Angeles for one season before the Trail Blazers hired him.

By Joseph Ax and Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK -Chauncey Billups, an NBA Hall of Fame player and head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, and Terry Rozier, a guard with the Miami Heat, were among more

The FBI arrested Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier as part of extensive NBA gambling scandal with mafia ties.

Dozens of people including former and current NBA players and a coach have been charged in connection to two investigations into an alleged widespread sports betting scheme and organized crime ring, the FBI and federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were reportedly arrested Thursday as part of an FBI sports-gambling probe, according to multiple sources.

Rozier was on Miami's active roster for the opener but did not play. Billups coached the Trail Blazers on Wednesday night.

Billups, arrested as part of a poker rigging scheme, matches the description of a co-conspirator listed but not yet charged in illegal sports betting activities

Billups has been arrested and charged over allegations he was involved in an illegal poker scheme that defrauded participants of $7 million.