“I’m going to stand by my friend. I won’t believe it until I see it.” @SamMitchellNBA on the situation involving Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups pic.twitter.com/TJfZOdMvW3

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.

Big-money bettors lost millions of dollars in a rigged poker scheme, according to legal documents released Oct. 23.

The NBA world had a lot to digest on Thursday after the FBI arrested several individuals, including Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been charged in an illegal poker operation tied to the mafia, law enforcement sources told ABC News.