Stunned by the arrest of head coach Chauncey Billups in a sprawling alleged poker scheme, the Portland Trail Blazers took to the court Friday night under an interim coach as they navigated an unexpectedly tumultuous start to the new season.

Chauncey Billups is on leave as coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and faces charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.

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.

Despite the Blazers defeating Golden State 139-119 on Friday for their first win of the young season, there’s been a cloud hanging over Rip City over the last couple of days. It was the first game for the Blazers since their head coach,

A number of former pro athletes reportedly attended the poker games that led to 31 people being charged by the FBI.

Miami Heat player Terry Rozier is accused in the same indictment of participating in a scheme that exploited confidential information to make bets on games.

El brasileño Tiago Splitter, coach asistente y ex jugador de la NBA, fue nombrado el jueves técnico interino de los Trail

Federal authorities alleged the former NBA stars were used by New York City mob families "to attract" wealthy players to rigged poker games