Federal Gambling Indictee Denies Chauncey Billups Provided Information

Eric Earnest, a key figure in a federal NBA insider information gambling case, has denied that former Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups provided him with sports betting information. Earnest pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges on Thursday, after which his attorney Peter Brill told reporters that Billups never supplied inside information used to place bets, marking a fundamental disagreement with the government's position.

Billups has not been charged in connection with Earnest's case, which also involved NBA player Terry Rozier. Instead, the formal federal allegations against Billups stem from his alleged involvement in rigged poker games, with his trial scheduled for March 2027.