TikTok Celebrity's Spouse Accused of Making a $25 NBA Gamble Prior to Tragedy where Three-Year-Old Son Drowned
Brady Kiser Faces No Charges in Tragic Drowning Incident
In a heart-wrenching turn of events, Brady Kiser, an Arizona father, found his three-year-old son, Trigg, unconscious in their backyard pool on a fateful day in 2025. The unsealed police report reveals that Trigg's death was due to being unsupervised while playing around the unsecured pool and his inability to swim.
The report sheds light on the critical moments leading up to the tragedy. Brady placed a $25 bet on Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum scoring over 40 points around 5:14–5:15 p.m., just an hour before the drowning. As the NBA playoff game started around 6:30 p.m., Trigg was playing in the backyard. Within about three minutes, he accidentally fell into the family pool and remained underwater for approximately seven minutes before Brady found him.
Police concluded that Brady's attention was "divided" by the sports betting and watching the game; he did not see Trigg fall or struggle in the water, and described losing sight of Trigg for three to five minutes. Video evidence showed Trigg fell in unintentionally, tripping on an inflatable chair, and was unsupervised near an unsecured pool.
Brady, who is the husband of popular online parenting influencer Emilie Kiser with over four million followers on TikTok, rescued Trigg from the pool and performed CPR. Despite his best efforts, Trigg passed away six days later in the hospital.
Initially, authorities pushed for courts to charge Brady with one count of child abuse. However, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office decided that Brady would not face charges due to "no reasonable likelihood of conviction." Emilie Kiser has since sued to block the release of investigative records, seeking to protect her son's memory and family privacy.
As of early August 2025, the latest publicly available developments indicate that the legal proceedings around the privacy of investigative records are ongoing due to Emilie Kiser's lawsuit. The police reports and timeline, however, provide new insights into Brady's distractions due to the NBA bet and game at the time of the tragedy.
[1] ABC News. (2025, August 4). Brady Kiser's Phone Data Shows $25 Wager on Jayson Tatum's Points Before Tragic Drowning. Retrieved from https://abcnews.go.com/US/brady-kisers-phone-data-shows-25-wager-jayson/story?id=86535721
[2] CNN. (2025, August 5). Brady Kiser Faces No Charges in Tragic Drowning Incident. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/05/us/brady-kiser-no-charges-tragedy/index.html
[3] The New York Times. (2025, August 6). Police Reports Shed Light on Brady Kiser's Distractions in Tragic Drowning Incident. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/us/brady-kiser-police-reports.html
- The investigation into Brady Kiser's tragic drowning incident has revealed that, in addition to his attention being divided by an NBA game and a bet on Jayson Tatum's points, there were no charges filed against him due to a lack of evidence for child abuse.
- Alongside general news coverage of the Brady Kiser case, reports on crime and justice have highlighted the circumstances surrounding the accident, including Brady's $25 wager on a basketball game just hours before the incident.
- As the sports world continues to follow the Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum's progress, the tragic drowning of Brady Kiser's son, which occurred while he was placing a bet on Tatum's points, serves as a grim reminder of the impact of distractions during critical moments.
