Report: NBA G Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe

Guard Malik Beasley is under federal investigation in connection with claims that he was tied to on NBA games and prop bets, ESPN reported Sunday.


The claims date to the 2023-24 season when Beasley was with the Milwaukee Bucks, among six teams he has actually played for considering that the Denver Nuggets picked him No. 19 general in the 2016 NBA Draft.


He spent the 2024-25 season with the Detroit Pistons on a 1 year, $6 million agreement and is because of end up being a totally free representative when the new league year starts Monday evening.


The NBA understands the accusations.


"We are working together with the federal district attorneys' examination," NBA spokesman Mike Bass informed ESPN.


Beginning around January 2024, one U.S. sportsbook saw an sharp upturn in banking on Beasley's statistics, such as rebounds per game, per the report.


"An investigation is not a charge," Beasley's lawyer, Steve Haney, told ESPN. "Malik is managed the same right of the anticipation of innocence as anyone else under the U.S. Constitution. As of now he has actually not been charged with anything."


ESPN reported that since of the allegations, discussions about a brand-new 3- year, $42 million contract have actually halted.


Beasley, 28, appeared in all 82 video games (18 starts) last season with the Pistons and averaged 16.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game while shooting 41.6 percent from three-point variety.


He has career averages of 11.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 helps with the Nuggets (2016-20), Minneapolis Timberwolves (2020-22), Utah Jazz (2022-23), Los Angeles Lakers (2023 ), Bucks (2023-24) and Pistons.


The NBA suspended Beasley for 12 video games in 2021 after he entered a guilty plea to a felony charge of hazards of violence. He was sentenced to 120 days in prison to be served after the 2020-21 season and was launched after 78 days.