INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- LA Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said he has spoken to Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups since he was arrested Thursday as part of federal investigations into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games and said Billups is "really confident about the situation."

Speaking before the Clippers' game against the Trail Blazers on Sunday, Lue said that Billups has been like a brother to him since he was 17, and that he is the godfather to Billups' three daughters.

"It's hard to process," Lue said. "You hate to see him go through something like this, along with his three girls, who are my goddaughters, and his wife, Piper.

"I believe in Chauncey's character. I know who he is as a person. I've been with him since I was 17 years old. So, it's just hard to see

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