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Two former NBA players turned coaches, one of whom is a Hall of Famer, were arrested Thursday after alleged involvement in a rigged poker scheme in which members of the La Cosa Nostra crime families were also listed as defendants.

Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, the latter of whom is also a defendant in the sports betting case with Terry Rozier, were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

The two are alleged to have knowingly taken part in rigged poker games, being dubbed “face cards,” who the Department of Justice said were “members of the Cheating Teams and received a portion of the criminal proceeds in exchange for their participation in the scheme.”

“Billups and Jones, in particular… were

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