Jones, 49, played in NBA for 10 teams spanning 11 seasons from 1998-2009, spending no more than three years with any team after going undrafted out of Houston.

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones were arrested Thursday in connection with a federal investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games back by Mafia.

Former Cavs guard and later assistant coach Damon Jones was arrested as part of an illegal gambling crackdown by the FBI.

Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones, a Galveston-native who played for Houston in college, is among the dozens of people charged in connection with a federal investigation.

Damon Jones is among the defendants in a rigged poker scheme and a federal prosecutor said Chauncey Billups was among those who played in the rigged games.