Report: NBA g Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe

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


The allegations date to the 2023-24 season when Beasley was with the Milwaukee Bucks, among six teams he has 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 an one-year, $6 million contract and is because of end up being a complimentary representative when the new league year begins Monday night.


The NBA is conscious of the allegations.


"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 wagering on Beasley's stats, such as rebounds per video game, per the report.


"An examination is not a charge," Beasley's lawyer, Steve Haney, informed ESPN. "Malik is managed 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 claims, conversations about a new 3- year, $42 million agreement have 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 variety.


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