Two More NBA Players Accused in Gambling Scandal

Two more NBA names have landed in the widening federal probe into alleged rigged performances during games. Former players Malik Beasley and Ed Davis were indicted in New York on Monday, reports the Athletic. The two met as Minnesota Timberwolves teammates in the 2020-21 season. In 2024, Beasley was with the Milwaukee Bucks, and prosecutors say Davis guided Beasley on how to tweak his game performances to pay off in sports bets, per the AP.

The indictment singles out four games from January to March 2024, beginning with a Bucks-Cavaliers matchup in which Beasley, averaging 11.3 points on the season, scored just three. "Only way you can beat Vegas is sports betting," Davis texted Beasley roughly a month before that game, per the indictment. "Everything else they got the edge." Former agent Paolo Zamorano is named as part of the group that wagered tens of thousands of dollars. Beasley and Davis are now the fourth and fifth current or former players charged in the broader NBA gambling investigation that has already ensnared Jontay Porter, Damon Jones, and Terry Rozier.