Malik Beasley No Longer Under Investigation for Gambling

NBA free agent Malik Beasley has been dropped from a federal investigation into gambling, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. The veteran had been under suspicion because of proposition bet anomalies during the 2023-24 season. Charania offers further details:

Malik Beasley is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation conducted by the Eastern District of New York, his attorneys Steve Haney and Mike Schachter told ESPN. This potentially reopens free agency for one of the NBA’s top shooters.

Beasley’s attorneys told ESPN that they had extensive conversations and meetings with the Eastern District of New York and were informed Beasley is not being considered the target after allegations regarding gambling on NBA games and prop bets during the 2023-24 season.

Beasley is a nine-year veteran who has played for the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, and most recently the Detroit Pistons. He averaged 16.3 points in 27.8 minutes per game during the 2024-25 season in Detroit, shooting 43.0% from the field and 41.6% from the three-point arc. He is currently an unrestricted free agent.