BREAKING: CHAUNCEY BILLUPS ARRESTED BY FBI FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING (19 Viewers)

[THE HCP]

yeah, he did that while engaged to a celebrity he had been a long time

You think this is comparable to today’s events? I’m curious why this was mentioned?

 

[inconceivable]

You think this is comparable to today’s events? I’m curious why this was mentioned?

No, after learning more of the accusations, this is a way bigger scandal. Civil vs Criminal

 

[Strenuus]

Well, the investigation may have started then but doesn't mean that they didn't add people to the list once they took over.

To be fair if they added people to the list and have pretty solid evidence of it, seems they aided in the investigation?

Its very VERY well known how much I absolutely HATE everything about whats going on politics wise but this is some really damning stuff... and who is to say they already had Chauncey dead to rights before this incompetence took over? It was a 4 year investigation after all.

 

[blazerkor]

I'm just really sad for everyone that this is affecting that didn't do anything wrong. This is sad for all of the stand up men and women in the Blazers organization. I feel bad for the young men on this team that looked up to Chauncey and I hope this doesn't hurt their lives or careers. I feel terrible for the kids at his academy. I can't even begin to think of how hard this is on his girls.

Nothing but love for the good people of our franchise. @THE HCP keep your head up. This can't be an easy environment to work in right now. As real Blazers fans we appreciate you and all of the good people that make our team a reality.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

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Damian Lillard who plays for Chauncey's Blazers commented

"weak ass shit man"

Kevin Love responded:

"@damianlillard nah, we aren’t going to do this…Chauncey has been my OG since 2010 - we won a World Championship together and I love and respect him. T-Ro is my brother, he knows where I stand and I supported him through the struggles last year. Comedy pushes boundaries. Social commentary that’s all in jest. Same shit with Jimmy and the Heat last year. I support our shared elite fraternity. And respect to you always."

 

[julius]

Damian Lillard who plays for Chauncey's Blazers commented


Kevin Love responded:

I had no idea who the other guy was.

I think that might be the Mike Love side of Kevin Love coming out, and then him (Kevin) covering his ass because he's not a complete ass-hat like his uncle is.

 

[PDXFonz]

Kevin Love is just happy because if Chauncey goes to jail he might have to sell his Lake Oswego house, and then Kevin can buy it.

 

[HailBlazers]

Agree with Dame, that joke is played out.

 

[Haakzilla]

 

[Pinwheel1]

I find this video idiotic. It's called tanking, not throwing a game for gambling purposes.

 

[Sedatedfork]

The Rozier highlights from the Magic game still get me. Remember seeing that at the time and thinking it was fishy

 

[Sedatedfork]

The Rozier highlights from the Magic game still get me. Remember seeing that at the time and thinking it was fishy

I mean cavs game

 

[Strenuus]

I find this video idiotic. It's called tanking, not throwing a game for gambling purposes.

Though to be fair, in this new light he is really doing both.

 

[Sedatedfork]

Though to be fair, in this new light he is really doing both.

Unless it was a money line bet, it is the spread that matters

 

[Pinwheel1]

Though to be fair, in this new light he is really doing both.

This guy made it sound like it was shocking that CB pulled the players. It really wasn't. He could just read our game threads, where most of our fans were begging CB to take out anyone who might allow us to win.

 

[wizenheimer]

I find this video idiotic. It's called tanking, not throwing a game for gambling purposes.

Billups isn't being accused of tanking. He's being accused, as co-conspirator 8, of passing inside information about 'injuries' to another co-conspirator to help facilitate winning bets against a point spread. There was a post earlier in this thread that detailed how the betting and winnings were distributed from that inside information and the allegation was that some of the winnings were funneled back to Billups by a woman in Brooklyn (maybe it was NJ)

in the game when Avdija was pulled, there were plenty of comments in the game thread about it. Blatant tanking and a couple of people joked about how much Chauncey had bet on the point spread. I remember that game, and maybe, I made one of the jokes. Certainly other teams were tanking at the time, but tanking isn't a criminal act

also, I think it may be a mistake to assume that yesterday's indictments are the last moves by the feds. Kind of looks like they are building a RICO case and once all their ducks are in a row there may be follow-up indictments. And as Pablo Torre has already pointed out, Billups is a prominent name in both cases brought forward yesterday

I get that it's "innocent until proven guilty"; and that the trump DOJ is all about distraction, revenge, and circus stunts. But even if Billups is eventually not convicted, he sure the fuck shouldn't be the coach of the Blazers

 

[Sedatedfork]

I got caught up in something similar and lost $16 of FAAB in my fantasy league

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I find this video idiotic. It's called tanking, not throwing a game for gambling purposes.

How can you say that with any degree of certainty?

Maybe it was tanking. But, I don't think the video is idiotic. Did he pull our best players like that every game we were on a run with minutes to go and a chance to win?

 

[Everything Beagle]

I like that tanking is also by definition throwing a game for gambling purposes.

 

[Strenuus]

Unless it was a money line bet, it is the spread that matters

Wouldn't that still he accomplishing both regardless?

 

[HailBlazers]

Don't think you needed any inside info to know what teams are tanking in April.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Don't think you needed any inside info to know what teams are tanking in April.

It’s more about spread management. Games the last few years have felt very “managed” around the spread.

 

[BIG Q]

Don't think you needed any inside info to know what teams are tanking in April.

And the odds makers should factor that into their models.

 

[PDXFonz]

And the odds makers should factor that into their models.

They do, but there’s no way to account for DNP outside of existing injuries. The incident in question involves billups knowing players would be resting before that information was released, and relaying that information to bettors before the sports books could account for it. That’s why the FBI is referring to it as the “insider trading” of sports betting.