Chauncey Billups outside court in Brooklyn (Screenshot from CBS NY video)

Suspended Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, who was a star on the Detroit Pistons, pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court in Brooklyn to charges he played a role in rigged poker games linked to the New York mob.

U.S. District Judge Ramon Reyes set bond at $5 million, which was secured by Billups’ home in Greenwood Village, Colo., NBC News reports. His bond conditions say he cannot have contact with witnesses, victims, co-conspirators or co-defendants.

He faces charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.

"To believe that Chauncey Billups did what the federal government is accusing him of is to believe that he would risk his Hall of Fame legacy, his reputation and his f

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