Malik Beasley Reportedly Under Investigation for Alleged NBA Gambling, Prop Bets

NBA player Malik Beasley is reportedly being investigated for allegedly gambling on NBA games.

ESPN's Sham Charania reports that the U.S. District Attorney's office is looking into allegations of "gambling related to NBA games and prop bets," according to sources he spoke with.

Beasley's attorney, Steve Haney, responded to the allegations in a statement to ESPN and stressed that the NBA player has not been charged with anything. "An investigation is not a charge," said Haney. "Malik is afforded the same right of the presumption of innocence as anyone else under the U.S. Constitution. As of now, he has not been charged with anything."

News about Beasley's allegations comes amid his serious talks with the Detroit Pistons about a three-year, $42 million contract to bring him back. According to ESPN's sources, the talks are now paused — presumably due to the allegation.

Last season, Beasley averaged 16.3 points per game across the 82-game series.

Last year Jontay Porter pleaded guilty for his involvement in a betting scheme.

In March of 2024, the NBA announced that it was investigating prop betting irregularities surrounding a game where an unusually large number of prop bets were placed on Porter. In the game, he played for four minutes before being ruled out for the rest of the game because of a re-aggravated eye injury. DraftKings Sportsbook discovered that the biggest money winner on player props that night were unders for Porter's three-pointers.

In another game last March, his props bets were the highest-earner on DraftKings SportsBooks after he ended up with zero points on zero shots with two rebounds. He left the court after three minutes and didn't return due to an illness.

Last April, the NBA shared in a statement that Porter had "disclosed" confidential information about his own health status to an individual he knew to be an NBA bettor." Porter subsequently received a lifetime ban from the league.

Months later, Porter pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy crime for intentionally claiming to be sick or injured to exit games early to aid co-conspirators in winning bets and making a profit.

"I know what I did was wrong, unlawful, and I am deeply sorry," said Porter while pleading. He also revealed that he did it "to get out from under large gambling debts."

Porter has yet to be sentenced.