Report: NBA G Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe

Guard Malik Beasley is under federal examination in connection with accusations 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, one of six teams he has bet because the Denver Nuggets picked him No. 19 general in the 2016 NBA Draft.


He spent 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 brand-new league year begins Monday evening.


The NBA is aware of the claims.


"We are cooperating with the federal district attorneys' examination," NBA spokesperson Mike Bass told ESPN.


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


"An investigation is not a charge," Beasley's lawyer, 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 actually not been charged with anything."


ESPN reported that since of the allegations, conversations about a brand-new 3- year, $42 million agreement have stopped.


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 assists per game while shooting 41.6 percent from three-point variety.


He has career averages of 11.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.4 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 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.