Tag Archives: nba

Turning Point USA calls for NBA employee to be fired for crude remarks about Charlie Kirk's assassination

Turning Point USA is calling for the NBA to fire an employee who posted crude remarks about Charlie Kirk’s assassination on social media. Kirk founded TPUSA, a nonprofit organization that focuses on conservative values in high schools and colleges, in 2012. He was shot and killed at Utah Valley University …

Read More »

Terry Rozier's attorney accuses FBI of seeking 'misplaced glory' with NBA player's arrest

The attorney representingMiami Heat player Terry Rozier accused the FBI of seeking “misplaced glory” after the NBA player was arrested Thursday as part of a widespread investigation into an alleged illegal sports betting operation. Rozier, who was immediately placed on leave by theNBA following the indictments, was among more than …

Read More »

Alleged mob ties in NBA scandal recall La Cosa Nostra’s long shadow over sports

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the arrest of 34 individuals, including Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard and coach Damon Jones, as part of a widespread investigation into an illegal gambling scheme. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed at …

Read More »

FBI Director Kash Patel warns illegal gambling sting is 'just the start' in nationwide takedown

FBI Director Kash Patel warned the “nationwide takedown” of an illegal gambling ring with alleged ties to famed basketball personalities and crime families is “just the start” on Fox News. His interview followed the FBI’s arrest of the Portland Trail Blazers’ head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry …

Read More »

Meyer Lansky II gives inside look at how athletes can get tied up with mafia: 'It's a strong entity'

Two former NBA players turned coaches, one of whom is a Hall of Famer, were arrested Thursday after alleged involvement in a rigged poker scheme in which members of the La Cosa Nostra crime families were also listed as defendants. Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, the latter of whom is …

Read More »

NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups denies wrongdoing after arrest in FBI gambling probe

Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups, through a statement from his attorney, denied any wrongdoing after being among the more than 30 people arrested Thursday in connection with an FBI investigation into an alleged gambling ring with suspected links to New York crime families. “Anyone who knows Chauncey Billups knows …

Read More »

NFL bust whose career was marred by gambling addiction predicts NBA indictments are 'start of something big'

After Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones were arrested Thursday, one of the most prominent figures sports gambling said he suspects more arrests may be on the way. Art Schlichter, the fourth overall pick of the 1982 NFL Draft whose career was marred by a gambling addiction, predicted in …

Read More »

Who are Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones? NBA subjects arrested in illegal gambling probe

Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones were arrested Thursday morning as part of FBI probes into alleged illegal gambling with ties to the La Cosa Nostra crime families. Billups and Jones are alleged to have knowingly participated in rigged poker games, while Rozier and Jones allegedly leaked non-public information …

Read More »

Chauncey Billups mum as he leaves courthouse following arrest in widespread FBI probe

Basketball Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups left an Oregon federal courthouse without answering questions on Thursday after he was arrested as part of an FBI gambling investigation. Federal officials announced Billups was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. He’s set to be arraigned at a federal …

Read More »

How Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones were allegedly used to coerce victims into illegal poker games

NEW YORK – Former NBA players Chauncey Billups — currently the Portland Trail Blazers’ head coach — and Damon Jones were arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit both wire fraud and money laundering after allegedly participating in rigged poker games. Billups and Jones were allegedly dubbed as “face cards” …

Read More »