Former Milwaukee Bucks forward Malik Beasley was indicted in a federal gambling case tied to alleged prop-bet schemes from when he played in 2024. Prosecutors say he agreed to shape his performance based on betting trends, with Ed Davis among those named for p
Malik Beasley’s NBA future has been thrown into doubt again after a new federal indictment landed alongside the ongoing widening gambling probe.
The indictment—unsealed in Brooklyn—names Beasley and Ed Davis in the latest round of charges, with prosecutors alleging Beasley agreed in 2024, while playing for the Milwaukee Bucks, to tailor his on-court performance based on prop bet trends connected to games.
US Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr said on Monday that Beasley and others “turned professional basketball into a criminal betting operation.” He added the schemes “erode the integrity of American sports and victimize the sports-watching public.”
Beasley’s attorney was not immediately available for comment, and the identity of Davis’ lawyer was not immediately known.
Nocella said the scheme involved hundreds of thousands of dollars. The indictment named six people in total.
Davis—who has been out of the NBA since 2022—was identified as one of the people placing bets on Beasley’s performance. as stated in the indictment. Davis was a journeyman during a 12-year NBA career that earned him roughly $48 million in gross salary. and he and Beasley briefly were teammates in Minnesota during the 2020-21 season.
Beasley, meanwhile, last played for the Detroit Pistons in 2024-25, averaging 16 points. He is one of five players in NBA history with more than 300 3-pointers in a season. but he has not played in the NBA since because of the investigation. He also played briefly for a team in Puerto Rico earlier this year.
The new charges arrive after a legal milestone earlier this spring. In April, former NBA player Damon Jones, 49, became the first person to plead guilty in the gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures.
Jones entered guilty pleas to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for his role in schemes to defraud major sportsbooks. including DraftKings and FanDuel. and to steal millions of dollars from unwitting poker players. He said he used “insider information” through his relationships in the NBA to gain an edge in sports bets.
Chauncey Billups sits among the biggest names in the sprawling case. A member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, Billups coached the Portland Trail Blazers when he was charged last year. He is accused of participating in a conspiracy to fix high-stakes card games tied to La Cosa Nostra organized crime families. which prosecutors say cheated unsuspecting gamblers out of at least $7 million. Billups has pleaded not guilty.
Another key figure is Terry Rozier, who was on the Miami Heat when he was charged in 2025. Rozier is accused of conspiring with friends to help them win bets on his performance during a 2023 game when he played for the Charlotte Hornets. Rozier has also pleaded not guilty.
Around Beasley, the personal fallout has been widening as well. His wife, Montana Yao, recently filed for separation, according to the details included in the material accompanying the case.
For now, the indictment keeps the probe’s central focus where prosecutors want it: on the alleged manipulation of performance for wagering profit—turning everyday moments on a basketball court into, as the government frames it, a criminal betting operation.
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