Trail Blazers Coach Chauncey Billups Faces Fraud, Money Laundering Charges in Court

Terrance’s Take: NBA has stake in latest gambling scandal

NBA opening week is always a special time for those of us who follow the game. There is excitement about the season. We’re trying to figure out who will be the next breakout NBA star. It’s early, but maybe the first few games can give us some idea of who the top teams are in the Eastern and Western Conferences. And ultimately, there is speculation about which team will unseat last season’s champion. But we were thrown a loop last week when the p…

Tyronn Lue Responds to Chauncey Billups' Arrest in Gambling Investigation

The NBA world was recently shaken up by a gambling scandal involving multiple players and coaches. Among those arrested was Portland Trail Blazers‘ head coach Chauncey Billups. Billups allegedly used numerous different tools to illegally rig poker games. Organized crime families backed these poker games.The 49-year-old was entering his fifth season as the Trail Blazers’ head coach before the arrest. With his head-coaching tenure and time in the …

‘Sammy The Bull’ Gravano: ‘I’m Not Shocked’ By NBA Sports Betting Scandal

By Paul Garcia II PHOENIX – The news of widespread sports betting and Mafia-backed poker games that led to the arrest of an NBA coach and player did not surprise Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano, the former underboss of the Gambino crime family. “I’m not shocked at all,” Gravano told Cronkite News Thursday in a...

Chicago Bulls players and coaches left reeling by NBA gambling scandal: ‘It’s disrespectful to the game’

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two days after the arrests of Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, the entire NBA — including the Chicago Bulls — is still reeling in the aftermath of a league-redefining gambling scandal. The FBI arrested Rozier and Billups as part of a sprawling investigation into a gambling and sports rigging operation allegedly facilitated by the mafia, according to law enforcement officials. Rozier is accused of …

Swanson: Gambling makes it harder to believe in the NBA

INGLEWOOD – We all have that friend who’s convinced that every airball, every blown call, every boneheaded turnover is evidence that the fix is in. Maybe it’s you, maybe you’re that friend? And I’m the one who’s been over here laughing at you, calling you a conspiracy nut. I’m the one rebutting, trying to tell you that mistakes happen by the hundreds in a human game like hoops – which will always be true, but also … I see now what you’ve been sa…

ESPN is fueled by the NBA and sportsbooks. Then came a scandal.

As news broke Thursday that federal agents had arrested an NBA coach and player as part of a sprawling investigation into gambling, Mike Greenberg, host of ESPN’s morning show “Get Up,” prepared viewers for the network’s wall-to-wall coverage of a scandal. Related Articles ‘People get greedy’: Poker world not shocked by allegations against Chauncey Billups Pistons’ Robinson ‘sad’ to see former teammate arrested in …