The American District Prosecutor’s Office Survey Detroit pistons guard Malik Beasley On game claims linked to NBA games and propeller bets, the sources told ESPN on Sunday.
The allegations come from the 2023-24 season, when Beasley played for the Milwaukee BucksSources said. Beasley collected an average of 11.3 points in 79 games this season, during which he made a career summit of 77 departures.
At least a large American sports book has detected unusually heavy Paris interests on Beasley’s statistics from January 2024, a source from the game industry told David Pardum d’Espn.
A source from the game industry highlighted a game between the Bucks and the Portland Trail Blazers On January 31, 2024. The chances of Beasley recorded less than 2.5 rebounds have evolved considerably in sports books before the match, shortening about +120 to almost even due to an increase in action on the money. Beasley finished with six rebounds and the bets deemed unusual lost.
“An investigation is not an accusation,” said Beasley’s lawyer Steve Haney. “Malik has the same right of the presumption of innocence as anyone under the American Constitution. For the moment, he has not been accused of nothing.”
Beasley, 28, and the pistons were in talks on a new 42 million dollars contract over three years to bring the elite shooter back to Detroit, but now the talks are on a break, sources said.
The Pistons told ESPN on Sunday that they were aware of an investigation into Beasley and reported more comments to the NBA.
“We cooperate with the investigation of federal prosecutors,” said NBA spokesman Mike Bass, in ESPN.
The nine -year -old veteran collected an average of 16.3 points while appearing in the 82 games last season, his first with the pistons.
Last year, former Raptors of Toronto attacker Jontay Porter was banished by the NBA After an investigation by the League, Porter revealed confidential information to sports bettors and bet on the games.
In 2020, when Beasley played for the Minnesota TimberwolvesHe pleaded guilty to an accusation of crime of threats of violence and was sentenced to 120 days in prisonthat he served after the 2020-21 season. It was also Suspended for 12 games By the NBA in 2021 following the guilt.
Beasley has been a companion since he spent his first six seasons with the Denver Nuggets and Timberwolves; The pistons were his fifth team in four years.
