NBA, Damon Jones
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Jones, 49, played in NBA for 10 teams spanning 11 seasons from 1998-2009, spending no more than three years with any team after going undrafted out of Houston.
"He’s a really funny dude. He’s a great storyteller. But he was never a part of the staff," a team source said of Jones.
Damon Jones is a former NBA player and assistant coach who was arrested and indicted in October 2025 as part of a NBA gambling scandal.
Damon Jones and LeBron James have reportedly been friends since their time playing for the Cavaliers together in the mid-2000s.
NBA star turned coach Damon Jones was arrested by the FBI in connection to an illegal betting ring that allegedly
The Galveston, Texas native played college basketball at the University of Houston, and currently resides in Houston.
Damon Jones was arrested Thursday as part of an FBI investigation into an illegal sports betting and gambling probe.
In addition to Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, former NBA player and coach Damon Jones was arrested.
Federal authorities alleged the former NBA stars were used by New York City mob families "to attract" wealthy players to rigged poker games
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