Malik Beasley indicted on federal gambling charges

sportsJun 29, 2026302,023

Former NBA guard Malik Beasley was indicted June 29, 2026, on federal gambling charges alleging point shaving, prop bets, wire fraud and money laundering, the indictment filed in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York says. Beasley, a former first round draft pick and nine-year NBA veteran, was first publicly linked to the federal probe in June 2025. Prosecutors say Beasley agreed to manipulate his play during a January 26, 2024 game while with the Milwaukee Bucks and that he worked with former NBA player Ed Davis in the scheme. Ed Davis, who played for eight teams and last appeared in the 2021, 22 season, was also among the defendants; the AP reported six people charged in the expanding investigation. Beasley’s attorney Steve Haney told ESPN the indictment carries five counts and that the government is coordinating a voluntary surrender this week. Both attorneys said they look forward to defending their clients against the charges.

Ben Gulker

@brgulker.bsky.social

Sports gambling is a cancer. The NBA should be ashamed of how it has embraced and promoted it.

15622h ago

Lawrence Sauter39

All of the major sports should be ashamed. Especially baseball!!

YvetteJR718☮️💙♋️ ♎️❌18

Every major Sport is guilty. I think it’s extremely predatory. It’s really hurting young people, especially young men. They’re very susceptible.

secondhalf74.bsky.social13

I loved watching the nba finals. wow. but how disgusting the commercials. Shaq needs money and should sell phones? The toxic masculinity where truck means man. fucking stupid culture yet it doesn't have to be. Many players are very smart.

susanstone12.bsky.social10

It will cripple an entire generation of young men.

Dave Richards8

More like institutionalized it. Ever seen a Scott Foster game? Betting lines move when he and his ego are assigned to a game.

sandiaman.bsky.social6

That would be ALL sports. Every league is pushing sports betting on fans

Phil Lewis

@phillewis.bsky.social

NEW YORK (AP) — Former NBA players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis among 6 charged in expanding federal probe of betting on games.

2863h ago

Bill22

Get gambling out of sports. Stop advertising gambling sites during pro sporting events. Restore integrity to sports. And get out of prediction markets too. Which is just gambling dressed up as tech bros.

veggieman*5

Do you ever wonder why Major league baseball came down so hard on Pete Rose? Maybe they were trying to put a stop to something that’s going to end up ruining sports….

Angele3

Can you direct the Feds to Eric trump? We know he has a habit of betting on sports…& sick children.

Dave1

Stop all sports gambling. It is not needed. And is mob controlled. As always.

Charlie 𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴1

It’s funny to be probing something you simultaneously promote heavily. Like sure these dudes were doing some wrong stuff but this is, in effect, just a sting operation lol

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Dr Lisa 🇰🇳🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈❤️🥳🧘🏽‍♀️🎸🏝💃🏽🛸🐸✊🏽9

So professional athletes aren't allowed to bet on games, but congress people who make laws are allowed to buy stocks in the companies that they make laws about. 🤔

three jeans2

can’t they just leave him be

The Athletic

@theathletic.com

Malik Beasley, a nine-year NBA veteran, has been indicted on sports gambling charges by federal prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Ed Davis, a former lottery pick who spent 12 seasons in the NBA, has also been indicted. Details: nyti.ms/4eXcioy

443h ago

Zyos1

I thought he was cleared?? 🤷‍♂️

Joe (in Erie)1

Brought to you by Draftkings!!!!

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Sara Montour Lewis15

But we should probably keep plastering sports betting ads all over every single game.

Shams Charania Tweets

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Nine-year NBA veteran Malik Beasley has been indicted on federal charges for gambling related to a sports betting scheme, such as point shaving and prop bets, his attorney Steve Haney tells ESPN. The government is coordinating a voluntary surrender of Beasley this week.

403h ago

Caitlin Cooper

@caitlinmaycooper.bsky.social

In the last 48 hours, an NBA team traded for Bridges (and might extend him), another NBA team is in active talks to trade a player for assets while an investigation into that player’s contract is still active, and now, a former player has been indicted on charges for gambling.

473h ago

Omari Sankofa II

@omarisankofa.bsky.social

I can confirm, via his lawyer Steve Haney, that Malik Beasley has been indicted on five counts including sports betting, money laundering, and wire fraud. They “look forward to defending all charges,” he says.

192h ago

Mike Vorkunov

@mikevorkunov.bsky.social

Malik Beasley and Ed Davis, both former NBA players, have been indicted on sports gambling charges by federal prosecutors. DOJ says Beasley agreed to manipulate his play during a Jan. 26, 2024 game while with the Bucks, and worked with Davis. www.nytimes.com/athletic/740...

113h ago

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Velodus✨32

So this brings the number of NBA players who've been implicated in sports betting/total shaving since 2020 to four: Beasley, Davis, Porter and Rozier. If sports media wasn't completely in the tank with betting companies, this would be a massive, massive black eye to the league.

Sam Kamin9

don't bring us into this

Sam Kamin7

I can't believe how little money was involved in all of this

intangble.bsky.social

@intangble.bsky.social

Ah man. Always liked ed Davis. Terrible. Feel like this shit gonna keep happening w gambling. apnews.com/article/mali...

22h ago

Nunya

@miathreeo5.bsky.social

Exactly one year later two current and former NBA players get indicted on illegal sports gambling charges

22h ago

Donte

@dtharris.blacksky.app

NBA is gonna have to allow gambling or they’re going to be out of role players soon lol

23h ago

dudebrabroman.bsky.social

@dudebrabroman.bsky.social

Malik Beasley gonna have to do the basketball The Longest Yard

13h ago

Robbie Bettelon

@bobbybuckets313.bsky.social

Any possibility of Malik Beasley returning to Detroit (or any NBA team, at this point) is dead. Column for @detroitbadboys.bsky.social: www.detroitbadboys.com/pistons-rumo...

12h ago

veep of gay pop

@yungandykaufman.bsky.social

not me reading the ed davis and malik beasley news and saying “not nba ed davis” like i’m slim charles from the wire reading his phone

12h ago

three jeans

@moongrudge.bsky.social

in the dog days of round 2 of the 2026 nba playoffs, disillusioned pistons fans were in the subreddit inquiring about malik beasley’s availability this off season

13h ago

News 📰

@some-news.bsky.social

Malik Beasley was first announced as part of a federal investigation last June.

11h ago

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nbcsports.comNBA veteran Malik Beasley has been indicted on federal gambling charges nytimes.comNBA vet Malik Beasley, former player Ed Davis indicted on illegal sports gambling charges (Gift Article)sports.yahoo.comMalik Beasley reportedly indicted as part of sports-betting scheme involving point shaving, prop bets

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Malik Beasley indicted on federal gambling charges

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