Tyronn Lue’s name has popped up in a rather unexpected corner of NBA drama. Sources confirm that the Clippers’ head coach was present at a Las Vegas poker game in April 2019, which is now under federal scrutiny. The event was allegedly tied to a mafia-backed, rigged gambling operation that’s already ensnared notable NBA figures.

According to reports, Lue did not play at the same table as Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, who, along with Damon Jones, faces charges for acting as “face cards” to draw high-stakes players.

Other figures, such as Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, are also implicated in the broader investigation into illegal sports betting and advanced cheating technology, including rigged shuffling machines and hidden cameras.

“Sources say Lue did not play at the sa

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