Report: NBA G Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe

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


The allegations date to the 2023-24 season when Beasley was with the Milwaukee Bucks, one of six teams he has played for since 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 free representative when the brand-new league year begins Monday evening.


The NBA knows the claims.


"We are cooperating with the federal prosecutors' investigation," NBA spokesperson Mike Bass told ESPN.


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


"An investigation is not a charge," Beasley's attorney, Steve Haney, told ESPN. "Malik is afforded the same right of the presumption of innocence as anyone else under the U.S. Constitution. As of now he has not been charged with anything."


ESPN reported that because of the allegations, conversations about a new 3- year, $42 million contract have halted.


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 assists 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 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 in 2021 after he got in a guilty plea to a felony charge of threats of violence. He was sentenced to 120 days in prison to be served after the 2020-21 season and was launched after 78 days.