US EditionNBA Player Malik Beasley Is No Longer a Target in Federal Gambling Probe, According to Report
Malik Beasley was cleared after federal probe linked to unusual betting on his 2023-24 NBA season stats, which had stalled his free-agent contract talks.
- Attorneys Steve Haney and Mike Schachter told ESPN on Friday that the Eastern District of New York informed them Malik Beasley is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation.
- In January 2024, a sportsbook detected unusual betting activity on Beasley's stats, highlighting a Jan. 31, 2024 game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers.
- Teams paused talks and free-agent momentum stalled when ESPN reported on June 29, 2025 that a federal probe stopped Beasley's free-agent negotiations one day before free agency opened, and Detroit Pistons rescinded a planned three-year, $42 million offer.
- Now cleared, Beasley returns to free agency, drawing renewed attention from NBA teams, with sources reporting maintained contact and the New York Knicks among those doing background work.
- Off court, Malik Beasley faces $8 million in debts, eviction in Detroit earlier this month, and a $26,827 celebrity barbershop judgment despite making 319 three-pointers and averaging 16.3 points per game in 82 games.
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Chicago Tribune
Independent EspañolNEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators no longer consider NBA free agent Malik Beasley a target in their gambling investigation, Beasley's attorneys told ESPN on Friday. Attorneys Steve Haney and Mike Schachter said they have had “extensive” conversations and meetings with authorities in the Eastern District of New York, according to the report. “Months after this investigation began, Malik remains unindicted and is not the target of this investi…
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