Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano

Canzano: Trail Blazers fans deserved better than the FBI at the door

Chauncey Billups' arrest is the latest embarrassment for the NBA team.

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John Canzano
Oct 23, 2025
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Chauncey Billups was arrested on Thursday. (Photo: Naji Saker)

Chauncey Billups was arrested on Thursday. I don’t know where your mind went when you heard that the FBI had the Trail Blazers’ head coach in handcuffs, but I sifted through the wreckage of the last 25 years.

Yellow Hummer? Dog fighting? Street racing on Broadway? That airport metal detector? What else?

You’re Charlie Brown, trying to kick a football.

Your NBA franchise is Lucy, yanking it back at the last instant.

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