INGLE - As teams across the NBA settled into the league’s first week of the regular season, federal authorities have announced a bombshell investigation alleging illegal sports betting, and rigged poker games backed by the Mafia.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former player and assistant coach Damon Jones have all been arrested.

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue broke his silence about the allegations on Friday, just hours before the team’s home opener at the Intuit Dome against the Phoenix Suns.

How Coach Lue Is Connected to Jones and Billups

What we know:

Lue and Billups are best friends, with a 2021 report from The New York Times saying the friendship began when the two were 16 years old playing in the AAU. They b

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