The FBI announced Thursday it has arrested dozens of people as a result of years-long investigations into alleged illegal sports betting and rigged poker games, leading to the arrests of Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Damon Jones.
The three NBA personnel were among over 30 people arrested in the two separate investigations, which had some overlap between them. U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Joseph Nocella Jr. noted at a press conference on Thursday that all charges are currently unproven.
Billups allegedly involved in Mafia-run illegal poker games
Billups, a five-time NBA All-Star, was arrested for his alleged involvement in an illegal poker operation allegedly backed by the Italian Mafia.
Nocella told reporters that the bureau believes the operat..