Former NBA player Malik Beasley is negotiating a plea deal over charges that he altered his play in certain games in 2024 to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts, CBS News reported.
According to CBS News, Beasley has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The outlet's summary describes them as claims that he changed how he played in certain games to benefit bettors and reduce his personal debts.
ABC News reported that Beasley is negotiating a plea agreement with the Department of Justice after initially pleading not guilty to charges of altering his play in 2024 to benefit sports bettors and ease his debts. That report describes the not-guilty plea as an initial one, while the CBS News summary says only that he has pleaded not guilty.
The two reports differ on the party involved in the negotiations. ABC News names the Department of Justice, while the CBS News summary does not name any party to the plea talks. Both reports use the same core description of the conduct at issue, which is that the play in question was altered to benefit bettors and ease Beasley's debts.
Neither summary identifies the games involved, the court handling the case, or a timeline for any agreement. Neither describes a statement from Beasley or his representatives. Both reports identify him as a former NBA player, but the summaries do not describe his career or when he left the league.
Neither report describes the terms under discussion in the negotiations. Readers seeking more detail will need to consult the full reports from each outlet, since the summaries available for this story contain only the basic facts of the charges and the status of the talks.
Sources: CBS News: Malik Beasley negotiating plea deal over NBA betting charges; ABC News: Former NBA star Malik Beasley negotiating plea deal over gambling charges.