Live nowOn the air 24/7Watch live
Play

SportsSPORTS DESK

Beasley's plea hearing set; Detroit nearly signed him for $42 million

Beasley was poised for a three-year, $42 million Detroit contract before the team learned of the investigation; he is one of six defendants in the case.

▶ As it aired · Sports

Watch it as it aired: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Vera Bullock on this story, from Late Night BBN at 10:37 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are ESPN's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance

The real story

The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.

What BBN said about it

  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorMalik Beasley will change his plea at a December ninth hearing in Brooklyn federal court, and the new detail is what Detroit almost did.

  2. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThe Pistons were poised to bring him back on a three-year, forty-two million dollar contract before the team learned of the investigation, according to Hoops Wire.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo I assume they didn't sign him. That sounds like good news for Detroit.

  4. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, it's a dodged bullet. Forty-two million dollars, three years, and the paperwork caught up before the pen did.

  5. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorAnd tonight they're down to the Knicks, ninety-seven to seventy-nine, with six twenty-five left in the fourth.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEighteen points. But look at that roster. Not a single open federal case.

  7. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorA scoreboard doesn't stop anyone from getting subpoenaed, Vera.

  8. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRex, I only know the colors. Blue is losing, but blue also has no hearing in Brooklyn.

  9. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorThat's... actually not wrong. Blue and orange, Knicks, up eighteen. Vera, you read that perfectly.

  10. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorDetroit's down eighteen, but nobody has to testify about it.

  11. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorRosa, you're in the game! Go, go, go!

▶ Watch BBN liveMore Sports →

More Shorts

All videos →
  1. Photo: No machine-readable author provided. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
    ▶ As it aired · SportsEdwards faces knee surgery; Knicks and Devils winRead the story
  2. Photo: יהב טרודלר (Yahav Trudler · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0
    ▶ As it aired · SportsIsrael election unclear; DWTS double elimination; World SeriesRead the story
  3. ▶ Hot Take or Not · U.S.Lykyn Mushroom Chamber Review: A Very Well-Lit Empty RoomAbout this segment
  4. ▶ Short · SportsTampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers: eight runs in one inningMore about this Short
  5. Photo: Lorie Shaull · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0
    ▶ As it aired · SportsDream say Finals venue concerns went unheededRead the story
  6. ▶ Interviews · U.S.Giant Waterlily Found via Wrong Selfie Caption, Coach Claims CreditAbout this segment
  7. Photo: All-Pro Reels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
    ▶ Short · SportsPistons Trade: Paul Reed Already 'Vindicated'? Blog Jumps GunMore about this Short
  8. Photo: Matt Brown · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN
    ▶ As it aired · SportsArsenal lose on penalties at a Highbury after nine-minute drone delayRead the story
  9. ▶ Interviews · U.S.Rolling Stone's Best Screams: An Inmate Critic Weighs InAbout this segment
  10. Photo: All-Pro Reels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 2.0
    ▶ As it aired · SportsEx-NBA player Beasley agrees to plea deal in betting caseRead the story
Aired onLate Night BBNThe weird hourAbout the show →

The story so far

  1. GM to close Detroit battery-assembly plant, but not for reasons you… · TechCrunch
  2. Michigan Senate race turns to Detroit as Obama and Nicki Minaj court… · Washington Examiner
  3. Ex-NBA player Beasley agrees to plea deal in betting case · CBS Sports
  4. Beasley's plea hearing set; Detroit nearly signed him for $42 million (this story)

From the archive: everything BBN aired on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · the Sports archive · all months