NBA Free Agent Malik Beasley No Longer Under Investigation for Sports Betting

• According to ESPN, NBA free agent Malik Beasley is no longer the target of a gambling probe
• Beasley’s attorneys reported the news to ESPN
• Beasley was under federal investigation for gambling on NBA, prop bets

NBA free agent Malik Beasley is no longer the target of a federal gambling probe.

According to ESPN, attorneys for Beasley reported the former Detroit Piston is no longer being considered as a person of interest by the Eastern District of New York. Beasley was under federal investigation for allegedly gambling on the NBA.

Beasley was under investigation for allegations related to NBA games and prop bets during the 2023-2024 NBA season when he was a member of the Milwaukee Bucks.

Unusual Activity Around 2024 Beasley Performance

Beasley, 28, was under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Eastern District of New York. A major U.S. sportsbook identified unusual betting activity surrounding Beasley’s statistics beginning January 2024.

CBS Sports provided more information, identifying the game in question as a Jan. 31, 2024 matchup between the Bucks and Portland Trail Blazers. Odds on Beasley hitting his under for rebounds, which was set at 2.5 rebounds, went from nearly +120 to around -250 prior to the game.

Despite the strong movement to the under, Beasley recorded six rebounds for the game.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Beasley’s attorneys confirmed again that Beasley was never officially charged with a crime and no longer remains under investigation.

“Months after this investigation commenced, Malik remains uncharged and is not the target of this investigation,” Steve Haney, counsel for Beasley, told ESPN. “An allegation with no charge, indictment or conviction should never have the catastrophic consequence this has caused Malik. This has literally been the opposite of the presumption of innocence.”

Beasley remains as a free agent after finishing second in the 2024-2025 NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award. Beasley averaged 16.3 points per game last season and set the Pistons’ franchise record for three pointers with 319.

Beasley Third NBA Athlete To Be Under Investigation

Beasley was the third NBA player in the last year to be subjected to an investigation for gambling.

Former Toronto Raptors backup center Jontay Porter amassed large gambling debts and was leaving games early to help clear those dues, according to the federal government. Several individuals pressured Porter to remove himself from two NBA games to erase large gambling debts he had accrued.

The NBA banned Porter from the league in 2024 when he was found to have placed several bets on NBA games, several bets against the Toronto Raptors while on the team roster, and actively removing himself from games so “under” bets placed by individuals he owed money to could win.

Earlier this year, veteran NBA guard Terry Rozier, who is currently a member of the Miami Heat, was announced to be under federal investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York for potentially manipulating a 2023 game performance as part of an illegal sports betting ring.

The game being investigated by federal authorities took place on March 23, 2023, when Rozier was a member of the Charlotte Hornets. Rozier played less than 10 minutes in the game after leaving with what was described as a foot injury. Rozier averaged more than 35 minutes a game that season.

Rozier did not play another game for the Hornets that season. He most recently played 33 minutes for the Heat on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in a game against the Cavaliers and scored 22 points.