Report: NBA G Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe

Guard Malik Beasley is under federal investigation in connection with allegations that he was connected to betting activity on NBA video games and prop bets, ESPN reported Sunday.


The claims date to the 2023-24 season when Beasley was with the Milwaukee Bucks, among 6 groups he has actually played for given that the Denver Nuggets chose him No. 19 general in the 2016 NBA Draft.


He invested the 2024-25 season with the Detroit Pistons on an one-year, $6 million agreement and is due to end up being a complimentary agent when the new league year begins Monday night.


The NBA is aware of the accusations.


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


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


"An investigation is not a charge," Beasley's lawyer, Steve Haney, informed ESPN. "Malik is managed the exact same right of the anticipation of innocence as anybody 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 balanced 16.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 helps per video 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 got in a 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.