His relatively unknown name has gone viral in recent days as it is linked to the two plots that have turned the NBA upside down.

"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.

Jones is a former basketball player who played 11 seasons in the NBA. The 6-4 combo guard went undrafted out of Houston in 1997 after a four-year career with the Cougars and began his playing career with the International Basketball Association's Black Hills Posse in 1997.

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.

Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones were taken into custody Thursday in connection with alleged illegal gambling operations dating back to 2019.

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.

Damon Jones, who played at UH from 1994-97, was arrested on charges of providing insider information on NBA games for illegal betting.

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Damon Jones were arrested Thursday in connection with a federal investigation into illegal sports betting and rigged poker games back by Mafia.

The Galveston, Texas native played college basketball at the University of Houston, and currently resides in Houston.

NBA star turned coach Damon Jones was arrested by the FBI in connection to an illegal betting ring that allegedly

Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones allegedly served as "face cards" to attract victims to rigged poker games using their status as former professional athletes.