Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was charged in a federal investigation into rigged poker games backed by organized crime.

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.

Chauncey Billups earned a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame a year ago, recognizing his resilience and clutch play in a championship-winning NBA career.

In the wake of the sweeping FBI gambling investigation that led to the arrests of Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier, questions have been raised about who else in the sports world was involved. Billups was arrested in connection with one part of the investigation, which looked into rigged poker games run by multiple Mafia families.

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Anfernee Simons and Chauncey BillupsA day after Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups — a Basketball Hall of Famer — and Heat guard Terry Rozier were implicated in a federal

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