Why Did FBI Arrest Chauncey Billups? Major Report on Trail Blazers Coach Surfaced Over NBA Gambling Probe

The Portland Trail Blazers have lost more than just their first game of the season. According to a report by Shams Charania of ESPN, Portland coach Chauncey Billups was arrested by the FBI on Thursday.

"Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has been arrested by the FBI for alleged illegal gambling, sources tell ESPN," Charania wrote on X.

The arrest is tied to a months-long sports gambling investigation that also involved Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley, but this is the first time that Billups' name has surfaced.

"The Eastern District of New York and FBI director Kash Patel will hold a press conference at 10 am ET to announce arrests from investigation," Charania added in another tweet.

Billups, a former NBA champion inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004, was entering his fifth year as coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. He's logged a 117-212 (.356) coaching record.

This story will be updated.

About the author

Ernesto Cova is a journalist at Sportskeeda with a PhD in Sports Psychology. His education helped him develop a clearer understanding of the sports world as a whole, including basketball. Ernesto has over eight years of experience in the field, working for Fadeaway World, The Inquisitr, NBA Blast, The Cold Wire and Bolavip, among others.

His favorite team is the Chicago Bulls because of the Michael Jordan era. Jordan is Ernesto's all-time favorite, as he changed the game forever. Ernesto's second favorite was Kobe Bryant because he embodied that same competitive fire and Ernesto watched him play throughout his entire career. Nowadays, Ernesto really likes Stephen Curry, who he believes to be the most influential player of the past 15 years or so.

Ernesto's favorite basketball moment was when Venezuela -- his country -- took down Canada to take home the 2015 FIBA Americas Cup.

When not watching or writing about basketball, Ernesto likes to read and is interested in photography.

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Edited by Ernesto Cova