Report: NBA G Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe

Guard Malik Beasley is under federal examination in connection with accusations 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 played for since the Denver Nuggets selected 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 agreement and is because of end up being a complimentary representative when the brand-new league year starts Monday evening.


The NBA knows the allegations.


"We are cooperating with the federal district attorneys' examination," NBA spokesperson Mike Bass told 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 investigation is not a charge," Beasley's attorney, Steve Haney, informed ESPN. "Malik is paid for the same right of the anticipation of innocence as anybody else under the U.S. Constitution. As of now he has not been charged with anything."


ESPN reported that due to the fact that of the claims, conversations about a brand-new 3- year, $42 million agreement have halted.


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


He has career averages of 11.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists 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 got in a guilty plea to a felony charge of threats of violence. He was to 120 days in prison to be served after the 2020-21 season and was launched after 78 days.