Malik Beasley Agrees to Plead Guilty in NBA Betting Scandal That Ended His Season
The guard, benched by the Pistons amid a federal investigation, has reportedly worked out a plea deal weeks after his camp said talks were still ongoing.
Malik Beasley, the NBA guard whose season was derailed by a federal sports-betting investigation, has agreed to plead guilty, according to multiple reports Tuesday. As recently as late October, sources described the negotiations as still ongoing rather than finalized, making this week's reported agreement the resolution of a weeks-long legal cloud over the sharpshooter.
Beasley has not played this season as the Detroit Pistons and the league await the outcome of the case, part of a broader federal probe into gambling-related conduct connected to NBA personnel. Terms of the plea were not immediately detailed.