Among the more than thirty individuals arrested as a result of an FBI investigation into NBA match-fixing is the current coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Chauncey Billups.
The former 2004 Finals MVP was arrested in the early morning hours as part of an FBI investigation into suspected participation in illegal activities related to sports betting, ESPN reported.
Billups was detained, according to American media, as part of a wider investigation into betting manipulation in the NBA league, in which Miami Heat basketball player Terry Rozier was also arrested.
Investigators believe that certain members of the league were connected to an organized betting network, but it is not yet known whether the charges are directly related to the games Billups participated in as a coach.
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The FBI and the US Department of Justice have announced a press conference where they are expected to present more details about this case that is shaking the NBA league.
Chauncey Billups (48) is one of the most famous point guards of his generation and a former NBA champion with the Detroit Pistons, with whom he won the title in 2004 and earned the Final Series MVP award. During his career, he wore the jerseys of the Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, and Detroit, and is known by the nickname “Mr. Big Shot” for his accuracy in decisive moments of games.
He began his coaching career in 2021 as the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, after previously serving one season as an assistant for the Clippers.
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