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Ex-NBA player Beasley agrees to plea deal in betting case

Prosecutors allege he manipulated stats in at least four games with the Bucks, and a federal judge has asked for a hearing to change his plea; the scheme avoided televised games.

On air: Rex "Two-Point" Gridley and Dr. Nina Byte on The Five O'Clock
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  1. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorMalik Beasley has agreed to a plea deal with the Justice Department in the betting case, his lawyer confirmed, and the plan was to cheat only in games that weren't nationally televised.

  2. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentProsecutors say he shaded his stats in at least four games, and it fell apart when he went over his rebounding prop against Brooklyn on March twenty-first.

  3. Rex "Two-Point" Gridley · Sports AnchorLook, hiding in games nobody watches is genius. It's the one hiding spot in the NBA with room for everybody.

  4. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentEighty-two games and the one that sank him was a rebound against Brooklyn.

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