Key facts
- Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in a federal gambling investigation.
- Beasley is accused of agreeing to tailor his performance to betting trends while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2024.
- Prosecutors allege the scheme involved hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- Six people were named in the indictment.
Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis have been indicted in the latest round of charges in the government’s gambling investigation, authorities announced Monday. Prosecutors allege that while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in 2024, Beasley agreed to tailor his performance based on betting trends in those games. U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. stated that bribery and insider betting schemes like this one, involving former NBA players and a current NBA player agent who exploited inside NBA information for profit, erode the integrity of American sports and victimize the public. The scheme involved hundreds of thousands of dollars, and six people were named in the indictment returned in Brooklyn.