Since Jontay Porter pleaded guilty to illegal gambling last season, the league has been on notice. It has also been investigating Malik Beasley for the same. However, nobody expected heavy action against Chauncey Billups, the Portland Trail Blazers head coach. Not once had his name been mentioned in any gambling probe, yet the former Pistons star was arrested in the morning.

According to Tom Winter and Jonathan Dienst of NBC, Billups was arrested as part of a federal investigation into illegal gambling. They don’t believe the Trail Blazers coach did anything in games he coaches himself. There isn’t enough clarity yet to understand the charges behind the 49-year-old’s arrest.

This could prove to be catastrophic for Adam Silver and the NBA’s reputation. Billups isn’t the only person unde

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