One of the marks at the Las Vegas poker table — mafia associates called them “fish” — seemed happy to hand his money to the NBA Hall of Famer.
“He was star struck!” one of the men now accused of rigging the card game texted. “Yea I know,” replied an associate who the FBI says was secretly signaling cheats at the table. “They all were really!”
The basketball star who was holding the cards: Portland Trail Blazers coach