How cheaters rigged high-stakes poker games with the mob and sports pros, according to authorities

The indictments announced Thursday of a poker cheating ring involving NBA figures and backed by the mafia emphasized their ...

‘Nightmare for the league': Gambling scandal roils the NBA

The arrests of two well-known NBA figures in a nationwide federal investigation into internal gambling and high-tech scam ...

Trail Blazers take to the court for the first time after coach Chauncey Billups' arrest

Stunned by the arrest of head coach Chauncey Billups in a sprawling alleged poker scheme, the Portland Trail Blazers took to the court Friday night under an interim coach as they navigated an unexpect ...

2 Georgia men arrested in nationwide illegal high-stakes gambling scheme involving NBA head coach

Tony Goodson, 52, of Forsyth, Georgia, and John Mazzola, 43, of Gray, Georgia, were arrested Thursday as part of a sweeping ...
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"It's not an easy situation": Blazers forward Deni Avdija reacts to head coach Chauncey Billups arrest for alleged gambling scheme ahead of game against Golden State Warriors

Portland Trail Blazers navigate the season under interim coach Tiago Splitter following Chauncey Billups’ arrest, balancing team performance with uncertainty ...

Prosecutors Show Rigged Shuffling Machine and X-Ray Table Allegedly Used in Chauncey Billups' Poker Games

A judge ordered a reputed mobster remanded as prosecutors seek "substantial" bail package for Portland Trail Blazers coach ...

Feds allege Chauncey Billups was ‘face card’ in high-stakes, Mafia-backed poker scam

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