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"Jones had previously been hired by Lue as part of his coaching staff in Cleveland and has called Lue his best friend. So yes—what you’re looking at here is one hell of a best friend triangle: Lue, Jones, and Billups—all bonded by basketball and, apparently, by poker." "In fact, in June 2024, Ty Lue and Damon Jones were spotted sitting together on the rail—the poker equivalent of courtside—watching another friend of theirs compete at the World Series of Poker, as seen in the official broadcast of that event." YouTube | Oct. 30, 2025

"According to multiple sources with direct knowledge of that April 2019 game in Vegas that we’ve been discussing—the same one where Billups was allegedly profiting off of an extremely suspicious hand and a rigged shuffling machine—another 'face card' in attendance was current Los Angeles Clippers head coach Ty Lue." "At the time, Lue was an assistant coach for the Clippers. Now, sources say that Lue did not play at the same table as Chauncey Billups—the man he recently called his best friend, and the same man whom Lue would go on to hire as a Clippers assistant in 2020, once he landed the head coaching job." "But here’s the open secret around the NBA: Ty Lue lives in Vegas during the offseason. He also loves poker. He’s often seen at what many insiders consider the nexus of the NBA poker world—the Aria High Limit Bar—often alongside another retired NBA player: Damon Jones." YouTube | Oct. 30, 2025

Dan LeBatard Show: “Tyronn Lue is a recurring character in this story…” x.com | Oct. 30, 2025

Asked how Billups seemed when he spoke to him, Lue said, "When you've known somebody so long, you can just tell by their voice -- if he's OK. Like I said, he's confident in what's going on. The toughest part just for him, just like his family going through with his daughters. But other than that, he's really confident about the situation. "So just hearing his voice, I can just see that he's OK. So that was good to hear." ESPN | Oct. 27, 2025

Speaking before the Clippers' 114-107 win 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 something like this happen. He has my love and support always." ESPN | Oct. 27, 2025

Pablo Torre: Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue was also in attendance at the allegedly rigged April 2019 poker game in Las Vegas, sources with direct knowledge tell @pablofindsout . But sources say Lue did not play at the same table as his good friend, Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups. x.com | Oct. 24, 2025

Tomer Azarly: Tyronn Lue on game planning with a stretch-5 in Brook Lopez on the Clippers: “I’m back to my Channing Frye and Kevin Love days back in Cleveland. Just a lot of stuff that I’m comfortable with and he’s getting comfortable with now.” x.com | Oct. 14, 2025

Norm goes to Miami — I thought he was great for y’all. I thought he should’ve been an All-Star last year. He put a great year together. Now you have a guy like Bradley Beal that can come in and fill those shoes. What do you look forward to with Brad, and how he fits with the group? Tyronn Lue: I think he’s a three-level scorer — midrange, can finish at the basket, three-point shooter. He’s a secondary ball handler but also makes plays — can pass, make Zoo and our bigs better. I think he’ll fit right in. We’re going to miss Norm a lot — getting downhill, getting to the line. He was one of my favorite guys. Norm reminded me a lot of you — could score in a lot of ways. But Brad’s going to be pretty good for us. YouTube | Oct. 7, 2025

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