NBA’s Malik Beasley under federal investigation over gambling allegations | NBA

The NBA free agent Malik Beasley is the subject of an investigation by the office of the American district prosecutor concerning the game claims related to the championship matches, a person familiar with the situation at the Associated Press.

The person spoke under the cover of anonymity because he was not allowed to comment on the question. ESPN was the first to report on the investigation and said allegations would be linked to the 2023-24 season when Beasley played for Milwaukee Bucks.

“We cooperate with the investigation of federal prosecutors,” said NBA spokesman Mike Bass in a statement published on Sunday.

“There was no accusation against Malik,” said Steve Haney, Beasley’s lawyer in the AP. “It is just an investigation at this stage. We hope people reserve a judgment until it is charged – or if it is charged. It is not uncommon for a federal investigation.”

The investigation into the 28 -year -old comes 14 months after the NBA issued a life ban for Jontay Porter de Toronto, who was linked to a BET investigation and finally pleaded guilty to having committed wired fraud.

Last season, the Wall Street Journal reported that Terry Rozier – then Charlotte Hornets – was the subject of an investigation for activities related to unusual Paris models that surround him in a March 2023 match. Rozier, now from Miami’s Heat, was not accused of any crime, and he made no sanction of the NBA.

The prohibition of Porter intervened after a similar investigation into his performance and his “propeller bets” – go where bettors can choose whether a player will reach a certain statistical standard or not during a match. The Porte survey started once the league learned the unusual game models surrounding the performance of carrying in a match in March 2024.

The League determined that Porter had given information on the bettors on his own state of health before the match and said that another individual – known to be a bettor of the NBA – has placed a bet of $ 80,000 that wearing would not strike the figures fixed for him in Parlays via an online sports book. This bet would have won $ 1.1 million.

The American sports leagues were also criticized for the promotion of the game during the games, while simultaneously applying heavy sanctions to players found guilty of bet.

Beasley signed last year with the pistons, taking a one -year contract for $ 6 million in the hope of collecting this summer as a free agent. A second person, addressing the after cover of anonymity because no agreement has been announced, said that Detroit was “very interested” to Re -Signaler Beasley to a multi -year contract – that ESPN declared $ 42 million – this summer. These talks can be in danger, given the uncertainty concerning the federal investigation. He has $ 59.5 million in career gains.

Beasley had only one record season of the 319 three -point franchise in the regular season. He helped Detroit Detroit the playoffs for the first time since 2019 and at the end of a sequence of losses in the 3 -game NBA playoffs in the first round against the New York Knicks.

Beasley has an average of 16.3 points last season and has an average of 11.7 points during his career with Denver, Minnesota, Utah, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee and Detroit. He scored a career summit of 19.6 points per game during the 2020-21 season with the Timberwolves.

The Atlanta native played Florida State and the Nuggets drafted him in 19 in the general classification in 2016.