BREAKING: CHAUNCEY BILLUPS ARRESTED BY FBI FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING (17 Viewers)

[Mediocre Man]

Splitter should just be named interim coach now

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Oh its posted? Must be a poster I have on ignore. Please feel free to merge

Why do you have Rasta on ignore?

Just curious.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Great, Portland Trail Blazer games were bet on.

 

[Shaboid]

Dude just said that bets were made on the Toronto Rangers lol ummmmm.....

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Micah Nori is my choice for Chauncey’s replacement

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Why do you have Rasta on ignore?

Just curious.

When he went off on a bunch of middle east stuff in the main forum, I'll leave it at that.

I've unignored him for now.

 

[TBpup]

Even though Billups got an extension, most likely this would violate the morals clause if found guilty, and the Blazers would not be required to pay him.

 

[riverman]

In the words of Chauncey Billups last night, " Yeah, I hope he likes what he sees!"

 

[riverman]

Chauncey is the last of the Neil Olshey hirings but Neil seems more like a guy with mob ties!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Wild, I just watched this a few days ago. This is exactly one of the ways the FBI just said they used to cheat in poker.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

When he went off on a bunch of middle east stuff in the main forum, I'll leave it at that.

I've unignored him for now.

You might want to take him off ignore because I'm going to merge the threads.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Almost sounds like Chauncey was a pawn. Like he was paid to be a big name attending these games as a draw to other players.

 

[illmatic99]

Interesting turn of events

 

[maxiep]

Chauncey is stupped. He was the face for rigged poker games involving the Gambino, Bonnano and Genovese crime families.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Almost sounds like Chauncey was a pawn. Like he was paid to be a big name attending these games as a draw to other players.

It really doesn't sound like that. Sounds like he was an active participent.

 

[Norman Dale]

No way Chauncey was a pawn. He was in on the cheating and he's done. Going to prison for some time.

Time to move on - he should be fired by 10 am and we'll see who they name as interim - I'm hoping it's Splitter.

 

[julius]

Honestly, is anyone actually surprised there was gambling issues with the NBA?

FFS, they have gambling as one of their biggest sponsors and there are too many coincidences.

 

[tlongII]

At least it sounds like this occurred before Billups was the coach of the Blazers.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

If there was any knowledge or rumors of this heard by Cronin before Chauncey's contract was extended, he needs to be fired too.

 

[tlongII]

This is a horrible look for the NBA.

 

[riverman]

Looks like they have a slam dunk case against Chauncey. He'll never coach again in the league. Time to shop for the next coach.

 

[HailBlazers]

This is a horrible look for the NBA.

Fire all refs immediately.

 

[riverman]

I fully expect Chauncey to resign before he gets fired.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

So who bet that Chauncey would use his coach's challenge in the first quarter last night?

 

[riverman]

They say they have them on money laundering as well as being facecard players in a poker hustle. Makes me seriously question Chauncey's endgame coaching ...was he coaching the spread and gambling under the table? We'll probably never know.

 

[maxiep]

Looks like they have a slam dunk case against Chauncey. He'll never coach again in the league. Time to shop for the next coach.

I don't think coaching in the NBA is his primary concern. It sounds like he's facing MAJOR Federal prison time.

 

[julius]

This kinda has the feeling of how drugs and gambling almost ruined the NBA in the 70's and early 80's

 

[Freshtown]

This will be bumpy in the short term but might be great news in the long term:

 

[maxiep]

They just said the NBA cooperated with the investigation. Chauncey is double-stupped.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

1. The DOJ doesn't really care about Chauncey. They care about getting the mafia. They will offer Chauncey a deal to testify against them. If he takes a deal, "I bet" he'll only serve about a year in prison.

2. If Chaucney pleads guilty or is found to be guilty, it means he used his fame as an NBA player to cheat people. He should be removed from the HOF.