"It's hard to process," Lue said,according to ESPN. "You hate to see him go through something like this, along with his three girls, who are my goddaughters, and his wife, Piper. I believe in Chauncey's character. I know who he is as a person. I've been with him since I was 17 years old. So, it's just hard to see something like this happen. He has my love and support always."
Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons gets around Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of game four of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers on June 13, 2004 at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Pistons won the game 88-80 to lead the best-of-seven game series 3-1.
(JEFF HAYNES, AFP via Getty Images)
Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons dunks the basketball against the Los Angeles Lakers during the third quarter in game four of the 2004 NBA Finals on June 13, 2004 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich.
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Series MVP Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons celebrates after beating the Los Angeles Lakers in game five of the NBA Finals to win the championship on June 15, 2004 at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich.. The Pistons won the game 100-87 to win the best-of-seven game series 4-1.
(JEFF HAYNES, AFP via Getty Images)
Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons smiles after being award the Most Valuable Player trophy after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the 2004 NBA Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills on March 15, 2004 in Auburn Hills, Mich.
(Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images)
Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons gets to the basket in front of LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers in game four of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2006 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on May 15, 2006 in Cleveland.
(Gregory Shamus, Getty Images)
Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons drives against Larry Hughes of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs on May 27, 2007 in Cleveland.
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Chauncey Billups of the Denver Nuggets drives drives to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers during NBA action on April 8, 2010 in Denver.
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Chauncey Billups of the New York Knicks goes up for a basket against Andrew Bogut of the Milwaukee Bucks at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 23, 2011 in New York City.
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Chauncey Billups of the Los Angeles Clippers drives around Alec Burks of the Utah Jazz on Feb. 23, 2013 in Los Angeles.
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Head coach Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers yells during the first quarter of the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Moda Center on March 6, 2024 in Portland.
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Chauncey Billups poses for a portrait during the 2024 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Gala on Oct. 12, 2024 in Uncasville, Conn.
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Chauncey Billups speaks during the 2024 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Induction on Oct. 13, 2024 in Springfield, Mass.
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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups talks with Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Moda Center on Oct. 22, 2025 in Portland, Ore.
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Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons gets around Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of game four of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers on June 13, 2004 at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Pistons won the game 88-80 to lead the best-of-seven game series 3-1.
(JEFF HAYNES, AFP via Getty Images)
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Mr. Big Shot: Highlights from Chauncey Billups' NBA career
Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons gets around Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of game four of the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers on June 13, 2004 at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Pistons won the game 88-80 to lead the best-of-seven game series 3-1.
(JEFF HAYNES, AFP via Getty Images)
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Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons dunks the basketball against the Los Angeles Lakers during the third quarter in game four of the 2004 NBA Finals on June 13, 2004 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich.
(Elsa, Getty Images)
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Mr. Big Shot: Highlights from Chauncey Billups' NBA career
Series MVP Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons celebrates after beating the Los Angeles Lakers in game five of the NBA Finals to win the championship on June 15, 2004 at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich.. The Pistons won the game 100-87 to win the best-of-seven game series 4-1.
(JEFF HAYNES, AFP via Getty Images)
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Mr. Big Shot: Highlights from Chauncey Billups' NBA career
Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons smiles after being award the Most Valuable Player trophy after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the 2004 NBA Finals at the Palace of Auburn Hills on March 15, 2004 in Auburn Hills, Mich.
(Jed Jacobsohn, Getty Images)
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Mr. Big Shot: Highlights from Chauncey Billups' NBA career
Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons gets to the basket in front of LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers in game four of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2006 NBA Playoffs at Quicken Loans Arena on May 15, 2006 in Cleveland.
(Gregory Shamus, Getty Images)
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Chauncey Billups of the Detroit Pistons drives against Larry Hughes of the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs on May 27, 2007 in Cleveland.
(Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images)
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Chauncey Billups of the Denver Nuggets drives drives to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers during NBA action on April 8, 2010 in Denver.
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Chauncey Billups of the New York Knicks goes up for a basket against Andrew Bogut of the Milwaukee Bucks at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 23, 2011 in New York City.
(Chris Trotman, Getty Images)
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Chauncey Billups of the Los Angeles Clippers drives around Alec Burks of the Utah Jazz on Feb. 23, 2013 in Los Angeles.
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Head coach Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers yells during the first quarter of the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Moda Center on March 6, 2024 in Portland.
(Alika Jenner, Getty Images)
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Chauncey Billups poses for a portrait during the 2024 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Gala on Oct. 12, 2024 in Uncasville, Conn.
(Maddie Meyer, Getty Images)
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Chauncey Billups speaks during the 2024 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Induction on Oct. 13, 2024 in Springfield, Mass.
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Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups talks with Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija in a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Moda Center on Oct. 22, 2025 in Portland, Ore.
(Jaime Valdez, Imagn Images)
Lue also commented on how Billups was doing.
"When you've known somebody so long, you can just tell by their voice if he's OK," Lue said. "Like I said, he's confident in what's going on. The toughest part just for him, just like his family going through with his daughters. But other than that, he's really confident about the situation. So just hearing his voice, I can just see that he's OK. So that was good to hear."
The FBI secured multiple indictments on Thursday, Oct. 23 for more than 30 people related to their alleged role in an explosive gambling scandal that took attention away from the start of the 2025-26 season. Billups,Miami Heatguard Terry Rozier and former NBA playerDamon Jonesall were arrested as part of the investigations, which involved extensive illegal gambling rings, FBI director Kash Patel said during a news conference.
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Billups was charged in connection with an illegal poker operation tied to the mafia, while Rozier is accused of manipulating his performance during an NBA game to benefit illegal betting. Jones is charged in both investigatons and faces allegations of providing non-publicgame status information on LeBron James and Anthony Daviswhen both played for theLakersduring the 2022-23 season.
Billups is not charged in both cases like Jones, but an unnamed co-conspirator accused of providing non-public game status information related to the Trail Blazers is described in the indictment as "an NBA player from approximately 1997 through 2014, and an NBA coach since at least 2021." Billups played in the NBA from 1997-2014 and took over as Portland's coach ahead of the 2021-22 season.
