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flag Chauncey Billups faces federal charges in a $7M poker fraud scheme involving rigged games and organized crime.

flag Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was arraigned Monday in Brooklyn on money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy charges tied to allegedly rigged, mob-linked poker games. flag Prosecutors say he used his celebrity to draw in high-profile players, with the cheating operation stealing about $7 million since 2019. flag Billups allegedly took $50,000 from one game. flag He is one of 31 defendants, including Miami’s Terry Rozier and ex-player Damon Jones. flag Billups denies the charges, and the NBA has opened a gambling-risk review.

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