The Trail Blazers will need a new voice on the sideline, at least for now. Head coach Chauncey Billups has been placed on leave following his arrest in connection with the federal gambling probe that has rocked the league.
Hakeem The Dream, Clyde The Glide, Magic: The NBA has produced some incredible nicknames over the decades. Some, like Magic and Penny, have even come to largely replace the player's actual name.
Chauncey Billups was arrested on Thursday amid an FBI investigation into gambling, and the Portland Trail Blazers coach has been tied to a poker operation that involves the Mafia.
The NBA world may have woken up to some strange news when they found out Terry Rozier had been arrested due to a federal investigation into gambling. Maybe an hour later, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested as well for alleged illegal gambling.
Chauncey Billups, the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, was arrested as part of a major FBI investigation into illegal sports betting and gambling.
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat star Terry Rozier have been arrested as part of an ongoing FBI gambling investigation.
The FBI’s federal investigation into illegal sports gambling was no secret. The commonly held assumption was that, so far as the NBA was concerned, the main targets were former Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and current free agent Malik Beasley.
The 2025-26 NBA season just tipped off, and it's already being overshadowed by bombshell news regarding arrests made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as part of alleged illegal gambling schemes.
The Portland Trail Blazers are on the rise this season, even in the crowded Western Conference. Just-extended Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin made a series of fascinating moves over the summer after the club's respectable 36-46 finish to its 2024-25 run.
Shaedon Sharpe was one of two Portland Trail Blazers players to land a notable contract extension on Sunday. As Sharpe is slated to play out the final season of his rookie-scale deal, he’s already got his new contract lined up, which will keep him on the books in Portland through 2030.
The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Monday they have inked multi-year contract extensions for guard Shaedon Sharpe and forward Toumani Camara. It was reported Sunday that both had signed four-year extensions worth $90 million for Sharpe and $82 million for Camara.
The Portland Trail Blazers have finally made massive moves by re-signing starters Toumani Camara and Shaedon Sharpe to contract extensions are good signs for the future.
Toumani Camara was one of the last picks in the 2023 draft and a throw-in for the Damian Lillard trade that summer. Now he's a foundational piece for the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Portland Trail Blazers had a busy weekend leading up to the 2025-26 season opener. They locked in a couple of key members of their core on contract extensions with Shaedon Sharpe and Toumani Carmara.
The Portland Trail Blazers locked up a couple of key pieces Sunday, signing guard Shaedon Sharpe and forward Toumani Camara to four-year extensions worth $90 million and $82 million, respectively, multiple outlets reported on Sunday.
The Portland Trail Blazers acquired Jrue Holiday this offseason, and the move reportedly didn’t go well for the 35-year-old guard because he’s been moved to a rebuilding situation. However, according to the two-time NBA champion, this is not true.