The Boston Celtics have enjoyed a solid start to the 2025-26 campaign, but the same cannot be said for Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups , who initially began his playing career with the C’s all the way back in 1997.

On Oct. 23, Billups was arrested as part of a federal gambling investigation by the FBI. Billups was allegedly involved in an illegal poker operation that had ties to organized crime groups. According to other documents, there’s a chance that Billups was revealing insider information to associates in a sports betting scheme, as well.

Billups is currently facing charges of wire fraud and money laundering, both of which carry no more than 20 years in prison. All eyes are on Billups to see how he handles this situation, and it sounds like he will initially

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