Tyronn Lue Addresses Friend Chauncey Billups's Arrest In Fbi Gambling Probe

Tyronn Lue was asked to reside his bully friend Chauncey Billups's apprehension arsenic portion of nan FBI's massive mob-linked gambling investigation, and he had a batch to opportunity astir nan situation.

Lue has known Billups since he was 17, and he is nan godfather to Billups's 3 daughters. The 2 are adjacent beyond their hoops association, truthful nan apprehension had to deed home.

ESPN's Ramona Shelburne asked Lue astir nan business and nan Clippers' coach opened up. He said he has spoken to Billups since his apprehension and that he believes his friend is confident successful nan guidance things are going.

"When you’ve known personification truthful long, you tin conscionable show by their voice— if he's okay," Lue said. "Like I said, he's assured successful what's going on. The toughest portion conscionable for him is conscionable for illustration his family going done pinch his daughters. But different than that, he's really assured astir nan situation. So conscionable proceeding his voice, I tin conscionable spot that he's okay. So that was bully to hear."

Lue was past asked really he was processing nan business and said, "I mean it is difficult to process. Chauncey is my relative since he was 17 years aged and you dislike to spot him spell done thing for illustration this on pinch his 3 girls, who are my goddaughters, and his woman Piper. I judge successful Chauncey’s character. I cognize who he is arsenic a person. I've been pinch him since I was 17 years old. So it's conscionable difficult to spot thing for illustration this happen. So he has my emotion and support always."

Billups, who is nan caput coach of nan Portland Trail Blazers, was among nan astir 3 twelve group arrested by national officials connected Friday. He faces charges of conspiracy to perpetrate ligament fraud and money laundering for participating successful rigged poker games.

Lue was named arsenic a participant successful nan rigged poker games Billups played in, on pinch Kevin Garnett. Neither Lue, nor Garnett is nether immoderate suspicion of wrongdoing.

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