This NBA gambling scandal’s trench is deeper than you can imagine. Last week, the FBI reached for Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier’s collars. The feds kept receipts of their findings on these illegal poker games since 2019. Hence, these arrests. But just when you thought that maybe no more names from the league would pop up, another one drops in. During the press conference, the FBI Director, Kash Patel, clearly said that some of the names would shock everyone. So, here you go: Ty Lue.

Yes, Pablo Torre is back with his box of truth, unleashing the information he’s received so far. A reported connection between Lue and the scandal? Who would’ve thought? “According to multiple sources with direct knowledge of that April 2019 game in Vegas that we’ve been discussing, the same one where Billups was allegedly profiting off of an extremely suspicious hand and a rigged shuffling machine, another ‘face card’ in attendance was current Los Angeles Clippers head coach Ty Lue,” Torre revealed on his YouTube channel.

“At the time, Lue was an assistant coach for the Clippers. Now, sources say that Lue did not play at the same table as Chauncey Billups, the man he recently called his best friend, and the same man whom Lue would go on to hire as a Clippers assistant in 2020, once he landed the head coaching job,” he added. “But here’s the open secret around the NBA: Ty Lue lives in Vegas during the offseason. He also loves poker. He’s often seen at what many insiders consider the nexus of the NBA poker world: the Aria High Limit Bar. Often alongside another retired NBA player: Damon Jones.”

Sources reveal Ty Lue, though present, avoided Chauncey Billups’ table during the infamous 2019 Vegas game tied to a federal indictment. The two, once close friends, reunited in 2020 when Lue hired Billups as a Clippers assistant. Years later, in June 2024, Lue and Damon Jones appeared together at the World Series of Poker. When Pablo Finds Out questioned the Clippers about Lue’s involvement. Silence followed, while whispers from insiders confirmed that something suspicious had unfolded that night.

Now, if you remember, the LA Clippers HC had a few words for Billups before the matchup vs. the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Lue quite confidently said that he supports his old friend. However, the latest revelations raise a series of questions about Ty Lue himself. Most importantly, will his support for Chauncey Billups backfire, or will the 48-year-old walk away, innocent?

Ty Lue extends a hand of support for Chauncey Billups

Before the Clippers’ 114–107 triumph over the Trail Blazers, head coach Tyronn Lue stood firmly behind Chauncey Billups amid his arrest in an illegal gambling probe. Lue spoke with quiet conviction, reflecting on their long bond that extends far beyond the sidelines. His words carried the weight of loyalty, friendship, and unshaken respect in troubled times.

“When you’ve known somebody so long, you can just tell by their voice— if he’s okay. Like I said, he’s confident in what’s going on. The toughest part just for him is just like his family going through with his daughters,” Lue said. “But other than that, he’s really confident about the situation. So just hearing his voice, I can just see that he’s okay. So that was good to hear.”

The deck has been shuffled, and the cards are finally showing their faces. Ty Lue’s loyalty now dances on the edge of doubt, wrapped in friendship, whispers, and Vegas lights. As the FBI digs deeper, the lines between trust and truth blur. The question lingers like smoke in a casino room: will loyalty save him, or will the game turn on the man who thought he could read every hand?