NBA Greats Ensnared in betting Probe, Ring Has

Chauncey Billups performed in the NBA for 17 years, was a key piece of the Detroit Pistons’ 2004 championship run—incomes the Finals MVP and the nickname “Mr. Big Shot”—and he’s the coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. (Or at least, he still is as of this writing. That’s not going to last long.)

He has now also been arrested along with 33 others by the FBI for being half of a playing ring that allegedly has ties to the La Cosa Nostra crime household:

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard and coach Damon Jones have been among 34 arrested as half of a widespread FBI investigation on Thursday, Fox News Digital confirmed…

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard and coach Damon Jones have been among 34 arrested as half of a widespread FBI investigation on Thursday, Fox News Digital confirmed.

The investigation was tied to a probe into members of the La Cosa Nostra crime households.

Breaking: Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has been arrested by the FBI for alleged unlawful playing, sources inform @ShamsCharania.

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— ESPN (@espn) October 23, 2025

This doesn’t appear to be a case of gamers (or ex-players) throwing down a little money for some informal betting on FanDuel; no, this alleged operation is beautiful in its scope:

What to Know:

• FBI Director Kash Patel said the case targets “a wide sweeping criminal enterprise” involving the NBA and La Cosa Nostra.
• More than 30 people have been arrested across 11 states.
• Charges embody wire fraud, money laundering, extortion, theft, and unlawful playing.
• The Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese, and Lucchese crime households are named in the investigation.
• Patel said the fraud spanned years and included crypto-related schemes.
• The case is being prosecuted by the Eastern District of New York.
• NBA gamers and coaches, including Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier, are among those arrested.

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Former NBA participant and coach Damon Jones was charged in an unlawful playing case, per @ABC pic.twitter.com/8izziHOacl

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 23, 2025

Are more arrests coming?

After the arrests of Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier, sources inform @pablofindsout Malik Beasley’s state of affairs isn’t totally over — his destiny now relies upon on a DOJ announcement.

What a CRAZY morning for the NBA pic.twitter.com/xgm3DG4zEo

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 23, 2025

FBI Director Kash Patel said it’s all about following the Benjamins:

“Day in and day out, this FBI is following the money — and today is the result of that outstanding work,” FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital in an exclusive assertion. “This operation involved an expansive effort across 11 states arresting 34 subjects, including multiple NBA players and coaches, who allegedly took advantage of their own positions of power to rig gambling systems for their own benefit — eventually funneling money to La Cosa Nostra, enriching some of the most notorious criminal networks in the world. That ends today — and the FBI’s efforts to make sure gambling operations of all kinds stay within the law are only beginning. Thank you to the outstanding men and women of the FBI who pursued this case and followed the facts accordingly.”

This is some critical, critical stuff, and if Billups, Rozier, et al. get convicted, they might be wanting at a very long time behind bars. We’ll update you as developments warrant.

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