Two more former NBA players have been pulled into the federal gambling investigation that has hung over the league for the past year.
Malik Beasley and Ed Davis were indicted Monday on charges tied to an alleged sports betting scheme, prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced. The indictment, returned in Brooklyn, names six defendants.
Prosecutors allege Beasley manipulated his own on-court performance to help a betting ring cash prop bets, with Davis acting as his go-between.
Beasley, a nine-year veteran, has not appeared in an NBA game since the allegations first surfaced last summer. He is expected to surrender to authorities this week.