Oct 23, 2025
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Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups apparently leaked inside information to players about his team's plans to go under so they could win bets and win big, federal court documents allege.
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups apparently leaked inside information to players about his team's plans to bet and win, according to federal court documents.
Billups was not charged in the scheme, but appears to have been identified as "co-conspirator 8" in the indictment.
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The 49-year-old NBA champion Detroit Pistons allegedly ran a bet that his team planned to play a game against the Chicago Bulls on March 24, 2023, and that the Trail Blazers' best player would not play, according to court documents.
Billspu was arrested in several schemes preventing crowd payments to play in games designated to help victims who wanted a chance to play with the former gaming pro.According to experts, victims have been said to walk away with millions in games they never had a chance to win.
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But the famed hoopster was connected to a separate indictment unsealed Thursday, alleging that he leaked confidential information about Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier — aka "Fear Terry" — and Jones and four other NBA players and teams for sports betting.
Although Billup is not charged in the second indictment, he is described as a co-conspirator.
In the second case, "Conspirator 8" is described as someone who played in the NBA from 1997 to 2014 and also coached in the league since at least 2021.
After an alleged Billups type, the Blazers smoked the Bulls 124-96.
According to the indictment, scheme members placed $132,000 in bets against the Blazers that night and left satisfied.
A representative for BuiltUps declined to comment and hung up during a seconds-long call to the post office.
