Report: NBA g Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe
Guard Malik Beasley is under federal investigation in connection with claims that he was connected to gambling activity on NBA games and prop bets, ESPN reported Sunday.
The allegations date to the 2023-24 season when Beasley was with the Milwaukee Bucks, one of 6 teams he has actually played for since the Denver Nuggets chose him No. 19 total in the 2016 NBA Draft.
He spent the 2024-25 season with the Detroit Pistons on an one-year, $6 million contract and is because of become a free agent when the new league year begins Monday night.
The NBA knows the claims.
"We are working together with the federal prosecutors' investigation," NBA spokesman Mike Bass informed ESPN.
Beginning around January 2024, one U.S. sportsbook saw an sharp upturn in banking on Beasley's stats, such as rebounds per game, per the report.
"An examination is not a charge," lawyer, Steve Haney, informed ESPN. "Malik is paid for the exact same right of the anticipation of innocence as anyone else under the U.S. Constitution. As of now he has not been charged with anything."
ESPN reported that because of the claims, discussions about a 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 balanced 16.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per video game while shooting 41.6 percent from three-point range.
He has profession 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 games in 2021 after he got in a guilty plea to a felony charge of threats of violence. He was sentenced to 120 days in prison to be served after the 2020-21 season and was launched after 78 days.