Mar 31, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (2) drives to the basket against Washington Wizards guard AJ Johnson (5) during the first quarter at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images

Shams Charania: Portland's Chauncey Billups and Miami's Terry Rozier have been placed on immediate leave by the NBA.

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Billups exchanged fist bumps with Dundon and Tyle before the game, and the coach said it meant a lot to him to see the new prospective owners. “It’s awesome,” Billups said. “Obviously, things are going to change around here. Jody, and her support over my five years here, has meant the world to me, and now with Tom, hopefully I get to know him at some point pretty well. But it’s good to see them together … I hope he liked what he (saw).” New York Times | Oct. 23, 2025

Tom Winter: BREAKING | NBC News: Chauncey Billups, Head Coach of the Portland Trail Blazers has been arrested in connection with an investigation into illegal gambling — not related to games he coached — two senior law enforcement officials say. Reported with @jonathan4ny x.com | Oct. 23, 2025

Spotrac: Chauncey Billups earned over $106M on the court in 17 NBA seasons and was reportedly making around $4.75M per year as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. Terry Rozier has earned over $133M in his 10-year NBA career. He's currently under contract at $26.6M with the Miami #Heat. Bluesky | Oct. 23, 2025

Rozier and Billups will appear in federal court in Florida and Oregon later Thursday, according to the people briefed on the arrests. Rozier has been under federal investigation for possibly manipulating his performance in a 2023 NBA game as part of an illegal sports gambling operation, the NBA previously confirmed to The Athletic. New York Times | Oct. 23, 2025

Billups and Jones are alleged to have taken part in rigged poker games in Manhattan. FBI director Kash Patel says: The investigation involves La Cosa Nostra. Multiple-year investigation across 11 states. New York Times | Oct. 23, 2025

Joe Freeman: The official charges against Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups are money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy. He will appear in Federal Court in Portland later this afternoon and be arraigned on his indictment in Brooklyn at a future date, according to the FBI. Twitter @BlazerFreeman | Oct. 23, 2025

NBA Communications: The following has been released by the NBA. Twitter | Oct. 23, 2025

Shams Charania: Portland's Chauncey Billups and Miami's Terry Rozier have been placed on immediate leave by the NBA. Twitter @ShamsCharania | Oct. 23, 2025

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