At that time, Jones was a volunteer member of the Lakers' coaching staff at the behest of former head coach Darvin Ham. Before that particular game, Jones reportedly texted one of his co-conspirators to place a bet on the Bucks because LeBron James would not be playing that night, although he was available.

Former NBA stars Damon Jones and Chauncey Billups are implicated in a multi-million dollar gambling fraud. An FBI probe revealed they acted as \"face

Poker games took place in the Hamptons, Miami, Las Vegas and Manhattan, with prosecutors alleging the defendants of using rigged card shuffling machines.

Jones joined the Cavaliers as an informal shooting assistant in 2014 before taking on an assistant role with the team's G League affiliate, the Canton Charge, in 2015-16. Lue, who replaced David Blatt as head coach of the Cavaliers in January 2016, added Jones to his NBA staff ahead of the 2016 playoffs and kept him on through 2018.

NBA coach Chauncey Billups, along with Miami Heat's Terry Rozier and ex-player Damon Jones, faces arrest over alleged involvement in an illegal poker