Chauncey Billups was arrested on Thursday amid an FBI investigation into gambling, and the Portland Trail Blazers coach has been tied to a poker operation that involves the Mafia.
Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier were [both arrested by FBI agents](https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/chauncey-billups-terry-rozier-arrested-fbi-gambling/723624) on Thursday. According to Aaron Katersky of ABC News, the charges against Billups stem from [an illegal poker operation that is tied to the Mafia](https://abcnews.go.com/US/miami-heat-terry-rozier-charged-nba-betting/story).
Billups coached the Trail Blazers on Wednesday night in their season-opening game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, which they lost 118-114.
A five-time NBA All-Star who played 17 years in the league, Billups was hired as the head coach of the Blazers in 2021. The team finished 36-46 last year and has not had a winning record nor reached the postseason under Billups.
Billups, 49, was an assistant with the Los Angeles Clippers for a brief period before he was became the head coach in Portland.
Billups played in the NBA from 1997-2014. He had his best years with the Detroit Pistons and led the team to an NBA title in 2004. Billups was named NBA Finals MVP.