Trail Blazers pursuit of Chauncey Billups prompts backlash over 1997 sexual assault allegation
Ben Golliver, The Washington Post
June 27, 2021
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FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2016, file photo, former Detroit Pistons player Chauncey Billups addresses the media in Auburn Hills, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)Carlos Osorio/Associated Press
The Portland Trail Blazers pursuit of Chauncey Billups as their next coach has sparked significant fan and media backlash related to a 1997 sexual assault allegation, prompting franchise guard Damian Lillard to publicly distance himself from the hiring.
Billups, who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers, agreed to a deal Sunday night, according to reports, to replace Terry Stotts, who departed the Trail Blazers this month after nine seasons.
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