The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Jerami Grant scored 22 points in 28 minutes. The Blazers tried desperately to trade Grant heading into the season. General Manager Joe Cronin should capitalize on his rising value.
Shaedon Sharpe became the youngest player in franchise history to score 1,000 field goals, at 22 years and 151 days old. The Portland Trail Blazers are at the center of the biggest gambling scandal the NBA has ever seen. Sharpe is best known for his incredible feats of athleticism, but he's been quietly expanding his game.
The Clippers beat the Blazers 114-107 on Sunday night in Inglewood, Calif. Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested for his alleged involvement in a rigged poker game operation tied to the Mafia. Clippers fans peppered the visiting Blazers with a three-letter chant.
The Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers meet Sunday. The Trail Blazers won their first game under interim head coach Tiago Splitter. The Clippers rebounded from a season-opening defeat at Utah with a 129-102 victory.
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 20-12 on Sunday. Blazers forward Matisse Thybulle was a key player in the win. He was asked about whether the team was distracted by the news that head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested.
Portland Blazers GM Joe Cronin addressed the team after Chauncey Billups' arrest. Assistant coach Tiago Splitter announced he would serve as interim head coach. Blazers beat Golden State Warriors 139-119 on Friday.
The Golden State Warriors lost 139-119 to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday. The Warriors had won their first two games of the season, beating the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets. Steph Curry scored 35 points in the loss, but said the team "won the week" by going 2-1.
Chauncey Billups was arraigned on Thursday and released on bond. He was charged with wire-fraud conspiracy and money-laundering conspiracy. Billups is accused of rigging illegal poker games backed by the mafia. He is not named as a defendant in the case for which Terry Rozier was indicted.
The United States Congress has asked NBA Commissioner Adam Silver for details regarding a gambling scandal that rocked the league yesterday. Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups was arrested as the FBI carried out warrants on more than 30 suspects. Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former NBA player Damon Jones were all implicated in the indictments.
Tiago Splitter has been promoted to head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers. He is the first Brazilian coach in the NBA. Portland lost its opening game of the season to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Al Horford played 29 minutes in the Warriors' 137-131 win over the Denver Nuggets. He scored 13 points and made 3-of-4 from the field. Horford is one of four players remaining from the 2007 draft.
Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups was arrested early Thursday morning. He was charged on counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Trail Blazers host the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
The FBI has charged two NBA players with corruption. Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier are among those charged. The FBI alleges that Billups was involved in a rigged poker-game scheme that was orchestrated by the mafia.
Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier were both arrested by FBI agents on Thursday. Billups has been charged in connection with a supposedly rigged poker ring. Rozier has also been charged for allegedly faking an injury during a game in order for his “under” bets to cash.
NEW: Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups among those charged. Terry Rozier is accused in an illegal sports betting scheme using private insider information. Billups is charged in a separate indictment alleging a wide-ranging scheme to rig underground poker games.
Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups has been arrested by the FBI for alleged illegal gambling, sources tell ESPN. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier was also arrested early Thursday morning as part of an FBI sports betting gambling probe.
Chauncey Billups was arrested in Oregon, where he is expected to make an initial court appearance on Thursday. Billups coached the Trail Blazers in their season opener on Wednesday night, a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers player and assistant coach Damon Jones were also charged in a separate illegal gambling case.
The Portland Trail Blazers will play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night. Matisse Thybulle had missed all four of Portland’s preseason games due to right knee soreness. The Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups said Thybulie participated fully in Monday and Tuesday practices.
Jerami Grant is officially the odd man out of the Portland Trail Blazers' starting lineup on opening night. Chauncey Billups will start Jrue Holiday, Shaedon Sharpe, Toumani Camara, Deni Avdija, and Donovan Clingan.
The Portland Trail Blazers have exercised the 2026-27 team option on the Rookie Scale contracts of guard Scoot Henderson, forward Kris Murray, and center Donovan Clingan. Henderson, selected No. 3 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft by the Trail Blazers, appeared in 66 games (10 starts) during his second NBA season in 2024-25. Murray compiled eight double-figure scoring games and eight multi-steal games during his sophomore NBA season.