Report: NBA G Malik Beasley Subject Of Federal Gambling Probe

Guard Malik Beasley is under federal examination in connection with allegations that he was connected to gaming 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 six groups he has bet considering that the Denver Nuggets chose him No. 19 overall in the 2016 NBA Draft.


He invested 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 district attorneys' investigation," NBA spokesman Mike Bass informed ESPN.


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


"An examination is not a charge," Beasley's attorney, Steve Haney, informed ESPN. "Malik is managed the exact 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 allegations, discussions about a new 3- year, $42 million contract have halted.


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