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Barça gets a boost ahead of Chelsea clash
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![](/<figure><img src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/afp.com/a85de85b546779373b8d49cac3153fd2" data-uuid="85596940-619f-3a08-b394-913918d20e07"><figcaption>Head coach Chauncey Billups of the Portland Trail Blazers speaks during a press conference at Moda Center in July 2025 in Portland, Oregon (Amanda Loman)</figcaption></figure><p>Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty Monday to alleged involvement in Mafia-linked illegal gambling schemes that rocked the NBA, US media reported.</p><p>Billups, a former Detroit Pistons star and NBA Hall of Famer, was arrested in connection with rigged illegal poker games tied to Mafia crime families.</p><p>He was targeted along with Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier in an FBI-led investigation into the scam that allegedly saw players cheated with the use of sophisticated methods including an X-ray table and barcoded card decks.</p><p>Dozens of other suspects were arrested as part of the FBI probe.</p><p>Rozier and Billups were placed on indefinite leave by the NBA after being arrested in the gambling investigation.</p><p>Rozier and a former NBA player and assistant coach, Damon Jones, were among six people arrested in a separate sports betting case.</p><p>Billups was indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, to which he pleaded not guilty Monday, CBS News and USA Today reported.</p><p>Billups was released on bond after initially appearing in federal court in Portland, Oregon, and was represented by attorney Marc Mukasey at a brief hearing in a Brooklyn court on Monday.</p><p>Prosecutors say Billups's celebrity helped lure players to high-stakes games that used "high-tech cheating technology."</p><p>That tech included shuffling machines that could read cards, hidden cameras and barcoded decks.</p><p>NBA commissioner Adam Silver said last month he was "deeply disturbed" by the far-ranging FBI probe into illegal gambling.</p><p>"My initial reaction was I was deeply disturbed," Silver said in an interview with Amazon Prime.</p><p>"There's nothing more important for the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition."</p><p>Silver expressed regret that the allegations had taken attention away from the start of the season.</p><p>"I apologize to our fans that we are all dealing with, now, this situation," Silver said.</p><p>gw/dw</p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="Barça gets a boost ahead of Chelsea clash" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/foot_africa_articles_352/a9bf349af6c09c2271ace4e9d8b44d37" data-uuid="57eacbb0-a24c-3871-ad63-adf25908340b"><figcaption>Barça gets a boost ahead of Chelsea clash</figcaption></figure><img height="0" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/foot_africa_articles_352/a9bf349af6c09c2271ace4e9d8b44d37" width="0" data-uuid="57eacbb0-a24c-3871-ad63-adf25908340b"><p>Barça gets a boost ahead of Chelsea clash</p><p>FC Barcelona has received a timely boost ahead of their Champions League showdown with Chelsea.</p><p><!--filtered-->On Tuesday, the two giants will face off at Stamford Bridge in a highly anticipated match. Both Chelsea and Barça have seven points apiece and will be aiming for a crucial win in the race for qualification. While Pedri remains sidelined, Hansi Flick can still count on a major return: Marcus Rashford.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">SQUAD 🚨<br><br>Marcus Rashford ✅ <a href="https://t.co/jFx2F9HkUc">pic.twitter.com/jFx2F9HkUc</a></p>— Barça Xtra (@XtraBarcaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/XtraBarcaa/status/1992988606353252730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2025</a></blockquote><p>The English forward, who was recently ill, is now fully recovered and could even be in contention for a starting spot. The decision will be revealed on Tuesday evening.</p>)