{"id":466052,"date":"2025-10-24T15:38:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=466052"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:38:37","slug":"the-first-images-after-chauncey-billups-release-from-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/the-first-images-after-chauncey-billups-release-from-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"The first images after Chauncey Billups&#8217; release from prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1571\"><strong data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1357\">Portland Trail Blazers<\/strong> coach <strong data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1384\">Chauncey Billups<\/strong> was <strong data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1410\">released Thursday<\/strong> after appearing in U.S. District Court in Portland on <strong data-start=\"1465\" data-end=\"1519\">wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy charges<\/strong> tied to a federal illegal gambling investigation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1573\" data-end=\"1933\">The 49-year-old <strong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1606\">Hall of Famer<\/strong>, who will next appear in <strong data-start=\"1632\" data-end=\"1655\">New York on Nov. 24<\/strong>, agreed to travel restrictions, surrendered his passport, and is <strong data-start=\"1721\" data-end=\"1745\">barred from gambling<\/strong>. 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