Question: The basketball player that was traded to the Sacramento Kings following the 1997–98 Washington Wizards season was indicted for his involvement in what scandal?
Context: The 2016–17 Washington Wizards season was the 56th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 44th in the Washington, D.C. area.  On April 14, 2016, the Wizards fired Randy Wittman after the team missed the playoffs.  On April 26, 2016, the Wizards hired Scott Brooks to be their head coach.  The Wizards clinched a playoff berth on their 129–108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday March 24, 2017 after having a one season absence from the playoffs.  On March 28, 2017, the Wizards defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 119–108 to win their first division title since 1979 ending their 38 year drought when they were named the Bullets. The 2014–15 Washington Wizards season was the 54th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and 42nd in the Washington, D.C. area.  The Wizards recorded their best regular season record since 1978–79 and secured a place in the NBA playoffs, but despite cleansweeping the Toronto Raptors in their first round playoff series, they were eliminated in a 2–4 loss in the Eastern Conference Semifinals by the Atlanta Hawks. The 1997–98 NBA season was the Wizards' 37th season in the National Basketball Association.  There was a new beginning for basketball in Washington D.C. as the team changed its name to the "Wizards", fearing "Bullets" endorsed gun violence.  The team also got a new logo, and new uniforms with blue, black and bronze colors.  The Wizards got off to a slow 5–11 start to the season, losing their first five home games at US Airways Arena.  In December, they moved into their new arena, the MCI Center, posting a 24–12 home record for the remainder of the season.  The Wizards won their final four games of the season to finish fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 42–40 record, falling just one game short of making the playoffs.  Rod Strickland led the league with 10.5 assists per game and made the All-NBA Second Team.  Following the season, Chris Webber was traded to the Sacramento Kings, and Gheorghe Mureșan, who missed the entire season with a foot injury was released. Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III (born March 1, 1973) is an American retired professional basketball player.  He is a five-time NBA All-Star, a five-time All-NBA Team member, a former NBA Rookie of the Year, and a former number one overall NBA draftee.  As a collegiate athlete, he was a first-team All-American and led the Michigan Wolverines' 1991 incoming freshman class known as the Fab Five that reached the 1992 and 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship games as freshmen and sophomores.  However, Webber was indicted by a federal grand jury and stripped of his All-American honors by the NCAA as a result of his direct involvement in the Ed Martin scandal.  He is also a former National High School Basketball Player of the Year who led his high school Detroit Country Day to three Michigan State High School Basketball Championships.  He also played middle school basketball at Riverside Middle School at Dearborn Heights, Michigan where he won a city championship there in 1986. The 2009-10 Washington Wizards season was the 49th season of the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 2011-12 Washington Wizards season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 39th in the Washington, D.C. area.  The Wizards finished the lockout-shortened season with a 20–46 record and in 14th place in the Eastern Conference.  It was the last season of Flip Saunders as Washington's head coach, who was fired after 17 games.  For the 2011–12, the Wizards unveiled a new logo and color scheme, bringing back the "hands" logo used during the 90s when they were still called the Washington Bullets. The 2007–08 Washington Wizards season was their 47th season in the National Basketball Association.  The Wizards made the playoffs for the fourth straight season despite missing star Gilbert Arenas for most of it due to a knee injury.  The Wizards were then eliminated for the third straight time by the Cavaliers, all in just the first round. The 2006–07 Washington Wizards season was their 46th season in the National Basketball Association.  The Wizards made the playoffs for the third straight season.  The Wizards were then eliminated for the second straight time by the Cavaliers in just the first round. Marcus Terrell Thornton (born June 5, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).  He played college basketball for Kilgore College and LSU before being drafted in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Miami Heat.  He has since played for the New Orleans Hornets, Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Washington Wizards. The 2010-11 Washington Wizards season is the 50th season of the Washington Wizards franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), the 38th in the Washington, D.C. area.
Answer: the Ed Martin scandal