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Malik Beasley to Plead Guilty in Federal Gambling Case

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 10:21 UTC · How we work

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Former NBA guard Malik Beasley will plead guilty in a federal gambling case.
He will enter the plea on Dec. 9 before a magistrate in Brooklyn, New York.
Prosecutors allege he altered scoring and rebounding in four Bucks games during the 2023-24 season.
He faces charges of bribery, wire-fraud conspiracy, honest-services wire fraud and money-laundering conspiracy.
The indictment says he incurred multimillion-dollar gambling losses and altered performance for co-conspirators.

History

The 1919 Black Sox scandal, in which eight Chicago White Sox players accepted $5,000 bribes to lose the World Series, shocked baseball. Commissioner Kenesaw Landis of MLB responded by banning the players for life, instituting the first permanent ban and creating the Office of the Commissioner. Today's NBA gambling case against Malik Beasley mirrors that legacy, as prosecutors allele he altered Bucks game statistics for co-conspirators, echoing the 1919 fix. The precedent of strict bans and league-wide integrity reforms suggests the NBA may impose suspensions or new monitoring, shaping future enforcement.

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Historical Context

The 1919 Black Sox scandal, in which eight Chicago White Sox players accepted $5,000 bribes to lose the World Series, shocked baseball. Commissioner Kenesaw Landis of MLB responded by banning the players for life, instituting the first permanent ban and creating the Office of the Commissioner. Today's NBA gambling case against Malik Beasley mirrors that legacy, as prosecutors allele he altered Bucks game statistics for co-conspirators, echoing the 1919 fix. The precedent of strict bans and league-wide integrity reforms suggests the NBA may impose suspensions or new monitoring, shaping future enforcement.

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