The Portland Trail Blazers have named assistant coach Tiago Splitter as its interim coach after head coach Chauncey Billups was accused of involvement in a federal gambling investigation.

Splitter had a five-year run with the Spurs. He appeared in 311 games, starting in 151 of those matchups. The veteran center averaged 8.3 points while making 56 percent of his shots from the field. He also averaged 5.3 rebounds per game.

The move came hours after coach Chauncey Billups was arrested be federal agents and charged with money laundering and wire fraud conspiracy as part of an alleged poker scheme.

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards made history with his 41-point outing over the Trail Blazers to open the NBA season.

Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers may be without some of their key players in Wednesday night's matchup.

Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups and Heat guard Terry Rozier were among those arrested in an FBI probe into sports gambling.