The Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers open their seasons Wednesday at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.

The Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Portland Trail Blazers. Shortly after, their head coach Chauncey Billups was arrested on illegal gambling charges w/mafia ties.

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Both the Minnesota Timberwolves and Portland Trail Blazers may be without some of their key players in Wednesday night's matchup.

Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards made history with his 41-point outing over the Trail Blazers to open the NBA season.

Since Chauncey Billups arrived at the first day of training camp wearing a Portland Trail Blazers shirt with the words “Make ‘Em Uncomfortable” scribbled across the back, he has urged his team to adopt that mantra.

Blazers HC Chauncey Billups and his camp are looking to fight the federal charges from the FBI linking him to an illegal gambling operation.

Anthony Edwards sat at his locker with tape wrapped around his lower back after the Timberwolves’ 118-114 victory over Portland on Wednesday night. He had entered the day a true game-time decision after popping up on the injury report Tuesday because of back spasms.