The NBA is now conducting its own investigation into gambling allegations against free-agent guard Malik Beasley, ESPN’s David Purdum reported Wednesday.
Beasley was initially reported to be a subject in a federal investigation into gambling allegations tied to league teams, yet was eventually reported to no longer be considered a target in the probe by investigators.
The league is investigating allegations of improper gambling on NBA games and prop bets from Beasley’s 2023-24 season with the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Purdum.
The AP reported in late June that Beasley was under investigation, coming 14 months after the NBA banned Toronto’s Jontay Porter after he was linked to a prop-bet investigation. Porter eventually pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud.
Beasley’s ties to the investigation were particularly ill-timed, considering he joined the Pistons last year on a one-year, $6-million deal in hopes of cashing in this summer as a free agent. He went on to become just the fifth player in NBA history to make at least 300 three-pointers (a franchise-record 319) in a season while averaging 16.3 points for a playoff team.
The 28-year-old was set to agree on a three-year, $42-million contract with the Pistons that was pulled after the federal investigation, but other teams have shown interest in Beasley, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
–With files from The Associated Press
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