Blazers Appoint Splitter As Interim Coach

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12 potential replacements for coach Chauncey Billups should he not return to the Trail Blazers
Chauncey Billups’ future with the Portland Trail Blazers is precarious at best following his arrest Thursday for allegedly participating in rigged poker games. The Blazers and the NBA placed Billups on leave and assistant coach Tiago Splitter has been named interim head coach.

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Who is Tiago Splitter? Meet Trail Blazers interim head coach replacing punished Chauncey Billups
Tiago Splitter takes over as Trail Blazers' interim coach following arrest of Chauncey Billups
Rigged NBA bets, high-tech tools to cheat at poker, the mob: What we know about the illegal gambling cases
A sprawling pair of indictments announced by federal prosecutors in New York on Thursday detailed illegal gambling allegations that involved dozens of people in 11 states, including Portland Trail Bl...

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Splitter to assume Blazers head coaching duties
The Latest: Dozens charged in illegal sports betting and rigged poker games backed by the Mafia
Rigged poker games melded high-tech trickery with NBA star power, prosecutors say
According to the indictment, some of the rigged games employed card-shuffling machines that were secretly altered with concealed technology to read the cards in the deck and predict which player at t...

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Tiago Splitter named interim coach of Blazers with Chauncey Billups on leave after indictment
Terry Rozier, Chauncey Billups, Damon Jones tied to federal gambling probe

Powell’s After Hours, Water Lantern Festival among Portland weekend events

Just after the start of the basketball season, and after the arrest of head coach Chauncey Billups, the Portland Trail Blazers are scheduled to compete against the Golden State Warriors. The Golden State team has won nine consecutive regular-season games against the Blazers, according to the NBA.

Tom Dundon watched the Trail Blazers lose their opener, but he also saw the future of his new team | Bill Oram

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups has been arrested in a federal gambling probe. This story was set to publish before news of the arrest. Tom Dundon’s black Nike hoodie read “Portland” across the front in sharp white letters and could be found in the Trail Blazers’ team store.

How to Watch Timberwolves vs Trail Blazers: Live Stream NBA, TV Channel

The Minnesota Timberwolves start their 2025-26 NBA season traveling to the Moda Center to face the Portland Trail Blazers.

Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier Arrested in a Federal Gambling Probe, Sources Say

The Miami Heat’s Terry Rozier has been arrested in connection with a federal investigation into illegal gambling, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday

NBA places Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier on leave pending gambling investigation | The Herd

The NBA placed Portland Trail Blazers HC Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier on immediate leave pending the FBI’s gambling investigation. Colin Cowherd reacts to the news and discusses the scandal that’s rocked the NBA.
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