"On Thursday morning, Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former player and coach Damon Jones were all arrested in connection with a pair of federal indictments involving illegal gambling operations. Billups was allegedly involved in a poker scheme with ties to the Mafia, while Rozier was accused to being involved in an operation that involved him throwing games; and Jones was listed in both indictments."
"Although the coach was not named, the individual identified as Co-Conspirator 8 was described as an Oregon resident who played in the NBA from 1997 to 2014. The indictment also states that this individual has been an NBA coach since at least 2021. Billups played from 1997 to 2014. His served as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2020 before being named the Blazers' head coach in 2021."
"According to the indictment, Co-Conspirator 8 informed one of the other defendants in 2023 that his team was tanking deliberately trying to lose as much as possible to secure a higher position in the NBA Draft. As part of those tanking efforts, the coach said that several of the team's best players would not be playing in a March 24 game between the Blazers and the Chi"
Chauncey Billups faces accusations of fixing an NBA game and involvement in a Mafia-linked poker scam alongside arrests in federal gambling indictments. Terry Rozier and Damon Jones were arrested in connection with a pair of federal indictments tied to illegal gambling. Rozier allegedly participated in a scheme that involved throwing games and directing co-conspirators to place under bets before leaving games early with supposed injuries. Ex-player Jontay Porter also told co-conspirators to place under bets and was subsequently banned after a league investigation. An unnamed Co-Conspirator 8 is described with a timeline matching Billups' playing and coaching career and is accused of admitting to tanking and resting players in a March 24 game as part of draft-positioning efforts.
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