Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty on Nov. 24 to charges stemming from a rigged poker games case.
Billups, who was arrested on Oct. 23, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy.
NBA Coach Chauncey Billups Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Rigged Poker Games Scheme
His attorney, Chris Heywood, denied that Billups was part of the alleged crimes, which allegedly defrauded victims out of $7.15 million.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups leaves the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse after a hearing following his arrest on federal gambling charges in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 23, 2025. John Rudoff/Reuters
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
