Report: NBA G Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe

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


The accusations date to the 2023-24 season when was with the Milwaukee Bucks, one of 6 groups he has actually played for because the Denver Nuggets chose 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 become a free agent when the new league year begins Monday evening.


The NBA understands the claims.


"We are working together with the federal prosecutors' examination," NBA spokesperson Mike Bass told ESPN.


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


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


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


Beasley, 28, appeared in all 82 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 variety.


He has profession 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 guilty plea to a felony charge of risks of violence. He was sentenced to 120 days in prison to be served after the 2020-21 season and was launched after 78 days.