The FBI arrested Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier as part of extensive NBA gambling scandal with mafia ties.

Many in a Denver high school community are appreciating Chauncey Billups's impact on and off the court. It comes after he was arrested by the FBI in connection with two investigations involving a sports betting scheme and an organized crime ring.

Chauncey Billups allegedly scored $50,000 from one of the rigged poker games authorities say he participated in several years ago.

Big-money bettors lost millions of dollars in a rigged poker scheme, according to legal documents released Oct. 23.

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was given a travel restriction and a New York court date after his federal court appearance.

The attorney representing Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups released a statement on Thursday night after the NBA Hall of Famer was arrested and accused of rigging poker games for the mafia.

The stunning allegations paint a picture of a sophisticated cheating scheme that featured X-ray-equipped poker tables, rigged card shufflers, marked cards and the use of sensor-equipped contact lenses and glasses by colluding players at the table.