Report: NBA G Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe

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


The accusations date to the 2023-24 season when Beasley was with the Milwaukee Bucks, among 6 groups he has bet because the Denver Nuggets picked him No. 19 overall in the 2016 NBA Draft.


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


The NBA understands the allegations.


"We are complying with the federal district attorneys' investigation," NBA spokesman 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 video game, per the report.


"An examination is not a charge," Beasley's attorney, Steve Haney, informed ESPN. "Malik is afforded the very same right of the presumption 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 accusations, conversations 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 16.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 helps per 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 video games in 2021 after he went into a guilty plea to a felony charge of dangers of violence. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail to be served after the 2020-21 season and was released after 78 days.