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Chauncy Billups pleads not guilty to crimes stemming from alleged poker scheme | CNN

NBA Hall of Famer and current head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Chauncy Billups, pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom on Monday, stemming from charges related to a poker scheme that prosecutors allege helped lure unsuspecting gamblers to a mob-run poker game. CNN’s Mark Morales reports.

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Hall of Famer and current head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, Chauncey Billups, pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom on Monday to charges stemming from a poker scheme that prosecutors allege helped lure unsuspecting gamblers to a mob-run poker game. CNN’s Mark Morales reports.

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