The Portland Trail Blazers will not be paying embattled coach Chauncey Billups during his leave of absence from the team, two sources familiar with the process told The Oregonian/OregonLive.

Billups was indicted in federal court last week on two counts of money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy as part of a sweeping, yearslong investigation by law enforcement agents, who allege that Billups used his celebrity status as a former Hall of Fame player to attract gamblers to a rigged poker game.

The NBA placed Billups on immediate leave shortly after he was arrested at his Lake Oswego home last week, and he is required to secure a substantial bond with the federal court in the Eastern District of New York, where the case against him will be held. During his absence, Billups will fo

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