NBA coach Chauncey Billups arrested in illegal gambling investigation

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was arrested in connection with an illegal gambling investigation.

The information was reported by media outlets including the Associated Press.

Miami Heat shooting guard Terry Rozier was arrested in a separate but related gambling case, according to reports from ABC and CBS. 

Citing law enforcement sources, ABC reported that the arrest of 49-year-old Chauncey Billups was connected to an illegal poker operation linked to the Mafia.

Billups, a former star player with the Detroit Pistons, retired in 2014 and has coached the Trailblazers for the past five years.

Rozier, 31, has played in the NBA for 11 years after being selected 16th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2015 draft.

He sat out the Miami Heat’s first game on Wednesday.