Former Nuggets guard Malik Beasley under investigation regarding gambling allegations, AP source says
DETROIT NBA free agent Malik Beasley is under inquiry by the U S District Attorney s office regarding gambling claims tied to league games a person familiar with the situation notified The Associated Press on Sunday The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment on the matter We are cooperating with the federal prosecutors study NBA spokesman Mike Bass noted in a message distributed to the AP and other outlets on Sunday ESPN was the first to summary on the study There have been no charges against Malik Steve Haney Beasley s attorney informed the AP It s just an study at this point We hope people reserve judgement until he s charged or if he s charged It s not uncommon for there to be a federal research The probe into Beasley comes months after the NBA banned Toronto s Jontay Porter who was linked to a prop bet scrutiny and eventually pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud This past season The Wall Street Journal was first to analysis that Terry Rozier then of the Charlotte Hornets was under inspection for activity related to strange betting patterns surrounding him in a March battle Rozier now of the Miami Heat has not been charged with any crime nor has he faced any sanction from the NBA Porter s ban came after a similar probe into his performance and prop bets wagers where bettors can choose whether a participant will reach a certain statistical standard or not during a contest The Porter examination started once the league learned from licensed sports betting operators and an organization that monitors legal betting markets about rare gambling patterns surrounding Porter s performance in a battle on March against Sacramento The league determined that Porter gave a bettor information about his own strength status prior that competition and reported that another individual known to be an NBA bettor placed an bet that Porter would not hit the numbers set for him in parlays through an online sports book That bet would have won million Beasley signed last year with the Pistons taking a one-year contract for million in the hopes of cashing in this summer as a free agent A second person speaking to AP on condition of anonymity because no deal was communicated noted Detroit was very interested in re-signing Beasley to a multi-year contract this summer Those talks might be in jeopardy given the uncertainty regarding the federal probe Related Articles How Ben Tenzer ascended from chauffeuring star athletes to the top of Nuggets front office Nuggets Journal Jon Wallace pinpoints shooting defense as Denver eyes free agency over trades Nuggets stay idle in NBA draft with no picks Tamar Bates agrees to -way contract Josh Kroenke explains Nuggets new front office structure with Ben Tenzer Jon Wallace Keeler CSU Rams star Nique Clifford s road to NBA Draft Derrick White helped light his path He made a single-season franchise-record -pointers in the regular season He helped Detroit make the playoffs for the first time since and end an NBA-record -game postseason losing streak in the first round against the New York Knicks Beasley averaged points last season and has averaged points over his career with Denver Minnesota Utah the Los Angeles Lakers Milwaukee and Detroit He scored a career-high points a challenge during the - season with the Timberwolves The Atlanta native played at Florida State and the Nuggets drafted him No overall in AP Basketball Writer Tim Reynolds contributed to this statement Want more Nuggets news Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to get all our NBA analysis
