Blazers coach Chauncey Billups arrested by FBI for illegal gambling

Post #241 » by **Clyde Frazier** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:43 pm

$107 mil career earnings, been making $2 mil per year the last 4 seasons and just signed a contract extension. Just does not compute, what is wrong with these guys :-?

LockoutSeason · Post #242 » by **LockoutSeason** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:44 pm

LOL

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Sixers in 4 · Post #243 » by **Sixers in 4** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:44 pm

madmaxmedia wrote:
CIN-C-STAR wrote:
Sixers in 4 wrote:
He is literally the biggest POS of the story in my book because he is actively trying to ensnare new players into the scheme and ruin players lives by getting them to join rigged games they can't win.

I'm not disagreeing with you, but food for thought, there's probably a good chance Billups got taken by some shady scam, and as a result had an insane amount of debt to the mob, and then agreed to help them with this new scam to pay it off.
Because that's how the mob works.
Wouldn't be surprising at all if they targeted Billups because they knew he was an avid gambler, and he's exactly the kind of high-profile person they wanted compromised. By getting him to take part in these rigged games, it probably added an air of legitimacy since he's a well-known public figure.
Idk I'm just speculating, but that seems more likely to me than he just decided to team up with the Italian mafia to run scam poker games for a cut of the profits. But if that was the case then yeah dude is a grade-A moron and a-hole.

Well, he's a moron either way. I don't about 'good chance', it's a plausible or possible scenario though. Somewhat more plausible than Ballmer not knowing anything about Kawhi's deal with Aspiration.

According to the FBI it's what happened. Innocent until proven guilty and all that Realgm TOS but Billups is a POS

Lalouie · Post #244 » by **Lalouie** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:47 pm

so part of this has to do with the tanking and the manipulation of rosters in order to tank. okay this goes way deep and it involves not only just making money but the system that allows for manipulation. the info of said manipulation leaked or was given freely

tanking is giving license to the ability to manipulate and whether or not that extends towards criminal activity, I'm just more talking about the avenues that have opened for orgs to screw around

I'm not absolving billups but he may have started out thinking nothing about it but then once the really greedy criminal people got hold of that info it just snowballed. I will assume that that's what it is

pepe1991 · Post #245 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:57 pm

Lalouie wrote:so part of this has to do with the tanking and the manipulation of rosters in order to tank. okay this goes way deep and it involves not only just making money but the system that allows for manipulation. the info of said manipulation leaked or was given freely

tanking is giving license to the ability to manipulate and whether or not that extends towards criminal activity, I'm just more talking about the avenues that have opened for orgs to screw around

I'm not absolving billups but he may have started out thinking nothing about it but then once the really greedy criminal people got hold of that info it just snowballed. I will assume that that's what it is

Sport that rewards losing and game riggins for money.

Worst combination possible. Opens gates to levels of game rigging that is in Europe & other parts of the world way harder, as pretty much everywhere else in the world losing gets you relagated to second division, you lose sponsors, money from league, revenue etc.

In USA you suck, rig games and boost your odds for new superstar(s) via draft. Why wouldn't you rig games you plan to lose? Why wouldn't you gamble on some Elfrid Payton + 8 points in game number 79 where only reason why you actually play somebody as bad as Elfrid Payton is to boost losing? Why wouldn't Elfrid Payton, by knowing he will get 30 min bet on himself to boost his last NBA $$ ?

You can rig just about any game, but NBA makes rigging so damn easy because how many games are pointless and how many teams already rig games to tank. Now you can just bet money on already pre-planned rigged games.

PhilBlackson · Post #246 » by **PhilBlackson** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:58 pm

All I know is whether it was accidental or not, Michael Porter Jr was definitely the snitch behind this :lol:

Optms · Post #247 » by **Optms** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 6:58 pm

This is all Silver's fault for allowing crime into the game for cash. Along with other lame attempts to ruin the game and being woke. Worst commish in all of Sports.

If Stern were still alive and running it, the NBA would have cut a huge chunk into the NFL pie. Its been there for the taking since roughly 2014 but Silver has been too busy being incompetent with crime and corruption. Yes, Stern ruled the league with an iron fist. But that's what it needed.

Stone · Post #248 » by **Stone** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:00 pm

Greed and stupidity.......not a good look.

pepe1991 · Post #249 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:03 pm

Optms wrote:This is all Silver's fault for allowing crime into the game for cash. Along with other lame attempts to ruin the game and being woke. Worst commish in all of Sports.

If Stern were still alive and running it, the NBA would have cut a huge chunk into the NFL pie. Its been there for the taking since roughly 2014 but Silver has been too busy being incompetent with crime and corruption.

Woke until China told him and Lebron to stfu and dribble. 8-)

Post #250 » by **HMFFL** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:10 pm

Optms wrote:This is all Silver's fault for allowing crime into the game for cash. Along with other lame attempts to ruin the game and being woke. Worst commish in all of Sports.

If Stern were still alive and running it, the NBA would have cut a huge chunk into the NFL pie. Its been there for the taking since roughly 2014 but Silver has been too busy being incompetent with crime and corruption. Yes, Stern ruled the league with an iron fist. But that's what it needed.

Silver will escape fault even if he's aware of red flags occurring off the court like these. The league has been good at covering up things.

TimberKat · Post #251 » by **TimberKat** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:11 pm

Clyde Frazier wrote:$107 mil career earnings, been making $2 mil per year the last 4 seasons and just signed a contract extension. Just does not compute, what is wrong with these guys

Exactly, does anyone know what is the official charge against Billups? I understand gambling addiction like Pete Rose's case. Did Billups just introduce players to poker games because he plays there? Did he know the games are rigged and scam other players? Those are very different situations.

Mephariel · Post #252 » by **Mephariel** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:15 pm

Optms wrote:This is all Silver's fault for allowing crime into the game for cash. Along with other lame attempts to ruin the game and being woke. Worst commish in all of Sports.

If Stern were still alive and running it, the NBA would have cut a huge chunk into the NFL pie. Its been there for the taking since roughly 2014 but Silver has been too busy being incompetent with crime and corruption. Yes, Stern ruled the league with an iron fist. But that's what it needed.

Stern never made the NBA as popular as Silver. I love this blindness of Stern. Stern was going to let Jordan get away with cap circumvention.

The4thHorseman · Post #253 » by **The4thHorseman** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:16 pm

Silver on McAfee's show just 2 days ago talking about betting in the NBA.

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chrisab123 · Post #254 » by **chrisab123** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:17 pm

Mephariel wrote:
Optms wrote:This is all Silver's fault for allowing crime into the game for cash. Along with other lame attempts to ruin the game and being woke. Worst commish in all of Sports.

If Stern were still alive and running it, the NBA would have cut a huge chunk into the NFL pie. Its been there for the taking since roughly 2014 but Silver has been too busy being incompetent with crime and corruption. Yes, Stern ruled the league with an iron fist. But that's what it needed.

Stern never made the NBA as popular as Silver. I love this blindness of Stern. Stern was going to let Jordan get away with cap circumvention.

Are we really going to start getting into Stern and sainthood about gambling. Because…there’s always been something there about Jordan and Stern out his head in the dirt and knew absolutely nothing about it

Mephariel · Post #255 » by **Mephariel** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:22 pm

The blind love for Stern is amusing. Like based on the posts above, you would think the NBA was bigger back then.

AmusingFiddle · Post #256 » by **AmusingFiddle** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:23 pm

Bye bye Vegas as future NBA expansion destination.

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Indomitable · Post #257 » by **Indomitable** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:23 pm

HMFFL wrote:
Optms wrote:This is all Silver's fault for allowing crime into the game for cash. Along with other lame attempts to ruin the game and being woke. Worst commish in all of Sports.

If Stern were still alive and running it, the NBA would have cut a huge chunk into the NFL pie. Its been there for the taking since roughly 2014 but Silver has been too busy being incompetent with crime and corruption. Yes, Stern ruled the league with an iron fist. But that's what it needed.
Silver wil escape fault even if he's aware of red flags occurring off the court like these. The league has been good at covering up things.

Anyway to get the FBI to inspect the Lottery. I still feel they rig it.

DusterBuster · Post #258 » by **DusterBuster** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:25 pm

For a fun little experiment of 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon...

Who hired Billups for the Blazers? Neil Olshey. What team did he hire Billups away from? The Clippers.

What team did Paul Allen (RIP) hire Neil Olshey from to be their GM originally? The Clippers.

Indomitable · Post #259 » by **Indomitable** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:27 pm

Mephariel wrote:The blind love for Stern is amusing. Like based on the posts above, you would think the NBA was bigger back then.

He saved them from dying and grew it. Most young people I know do not care for basketball. Most are football fans. I even know soccer fans.

The NBA growth was created by Stern. Silver just followed it up. Stern pushed for the expansion back in 2000. Silver has just to capitalize on it.

Silver has destroyed the game and made it look like 2K.

Optms · Post #260 » by **Optms** » Thu Oct 23, 2025 7:30 pm

Mephariel wrote:
Optms wrote:This is all Silver's fault for allowing crime into the game for cash. Along with other lame attempts to ruin the game and being woke. Worst commish in all of Sports.

If Stern were still alive and running it, the NBA would have cut a huge chunk into the NFL pie. Its been there for the taking since roughly 2014 but Silver has been too busy being incompetent with crime and corruption. Yes, Stern ruled the league with an iron fist. But that's what it needed.

Stern never made the NBA as popular as Silver. I love this blindness of Stern. Stern was going to let Jordan get away with cap circumvention.

Lies.

Everything you see today in terms of popularity, Stern laid the foundation. Stern resurrected the league at a point when games were not even televised live. Then had the foresight to make it a players league, basically saying teams don't move tickets, players do. And he was right. Along with Jordan, helped globalized the Sport in the 90s and make it into one of the big 3. And all the influx of foreign talent we see today? Doesn't happen without Stern. David Stern started all that in the 90s. Silver hasn't progressed the Sport forward in any way shape or form. Not one.

Also, I never will claim Stern was perfect. But he is dancing circles around $ilver as a commissioner.