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 gaming activity 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 bet considering that the Denver Nuggets picked him No. 19 overall in the 2016 NBA Draft.


He spent the 2024-25 season with the Detroit Pistons on a 1 year, $6 million contract and is due to end up being a free representative when the brand-new league year begins Monday evening.


The NBA is mindful of the allegations.


"We are cooperating with the federal district attorneys' examination," NBA representative Mike Bass informed ESPN.


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


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


ESPN reported that due to the fact that of the accusations, conversations about a brand-new 3- year, $42 million contract have actually stopped.


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 helps per game while shooting 41.6 percent from three-point range.


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 games in 2021 after he entered a guilty plea to a felony charge of hazards of violence. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail to be served after the 2020-21 season and was released after 78 days.