At least two dozen charged in connection with sweeping basketball game fixing scandal
NBC News • • sports
Key Points:
- Federal prosecutors indicted over two dozen individuals, including former college basketball players and gamblers, for rigging college basketball games in the U.S. and professional games in China, charging them with bribery, wire fraud, and conspiracy.
- The scheme involved point-shaving in more than 29 NCAA Division I men's basketball games across 17 teams, as well as games in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), with bribes ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 per game.
- The conspiracy began in September 2022 targeting CBA players like Antonio Blakeney, who allegedly underperformed as agreed, then expanded to U.S. college players recruited to manipulate game outcomes for millions in bets.
- The investigation highlights a broad international
