Personal Life
Billups has a wife, Piper, and three daughters, Cydney, Ciara and Cenaiya. His friend, NBA player Kevin Garnett, is the godfather to Billups's second daughter Ciara. His younger brother, Rodney, was a Point guard for the University of Denver and was recently drafted in the NBA Development League. He is the first cousin of running back LenDale White.
Billups wore the #4 through high school and college and at times during his professional career because he idolized former Pistons guard Joe Dumars, the Pistons President of Basketball Operations during his time at Detroit. His favorite NFL team is the Denver Broncos.
Billups was featured on the cover of the video game NBA Ballers: Phenom and is the player's mentor.
On June 16, 2008, Billups appeared at Joe Louis Arena for a Barack Obama rally.
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