Tag: chauncey billups
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The Nuggets’ 10 best moments from NBA All-Star weekend — from David Thompson to Jamal Murray
Welcome to the NBA All-Star show, Jamal Murray. And welcome back, Joker. Nikola Jokic and Murray on Sunday will represent the Nuggets at the NBA All-Star Game at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif. It’s the first time since 2010 that Denver will have multiple representatives at the star-studded event, but the Nuggets have been well-represented…
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The question on Colorado’s mind: Why, Chauncey? | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. New Orleans Pelicans at Nuggets (7 p.m. Wednesday, Altitude TV) — Against his former team, Bruce Brown would do Denver a solid by showing he still has that ‘Brucey B’ bounce. 2. Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights (2 p.m. Friday, Altitude TV/ESPN+) — A Halloween…
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Friday Faceoff: Has legalized gambling ruined sports as we knew it?
Friday Faceoff: In the wake of the latest sports gambling scandal, and an FBI investigation featuring Denver’s own Chauncey Billups involving an illegal poker operation, has legalized betting ruined sports as we knew it? Kyle Fredrickson, Broncos beat reporter Answer: No Whatever happened to the virtue of personal responsibility? There are quite literally millions of…
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Mark Kiszla: Shocking arrest of Chauncey Billups indictment of how gambling has corrupted sports we love
The legend of “Mr. Big Shot” took a wicked hit from the FBI. After the Feds busted an illegal poker game where Chauncey Billups was seated at the table, the greatest basketball player in Colorado history stood accused of money laundering and wire fraud on behalf of a team of nefarious gentlemen known as “Flapper…
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From George Washington to CU to Nuggets, a timeline of Chauncey Billups’ career
The FBI on Thursday announced the arrest of Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups for his involvement in an illegal gambling scheme. Here is a look at the decorated basketball career of the Denver native: Born: Sept. 25, 1976 (Denver) High school 1992-95: George Washington High School (Denver) College 1995-97: University of Colorado NBA Playing FBI…
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Chauncey Billups, a Denver icon, lets down Colorado | Vinny’s take
It was one of those sentences that kept getting stranger and stranger. Chauncey Billups? Rigged poker games? La Cosa Nostra? It looks like the legacy of the best basketball player to ever come from these hills is going to be severely tarnished. Billups was arrested Thursday morning after a yearslong federal investigation into illegal gambling…
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Woody Paige: Denver Nuggets are a team to watch again in the Wild West
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Nuggets are a Player again. Instead of emphasizing a new logo, new colors, new uniforms and a fresh coat of paint in the arena, the Nuggets finally can begin accentuating the positives of the actual team. And how about a new slogan? “Can-Do Nuggets…