Report: Blazers coach Chauncey Billups enters COVID protocols

Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups entered the league's COVID-19 protocols Monday, ESPN reported.

Assistant Scott Brooks will be the acting coach in Billups' absence, per the report, starting with Monday night's home game against the Dallas Mavericks.

Billups, 45, has a 13-19 record in his first season as an NBA head coach.

He was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2020-21 following a 17-year