Veteran sharpshooter Malik Beasley was in serious talks with the Detroit Pistons to sign a three-year/$42 million deal in free agency this offseason, yet that is now being put on hold. Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, “the U.S. District Attorney’s office is investigating Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley on allegations of gambling related to NBA games and prop bets.”
BREAKING: The U.S. District Attorney’s office is investigating Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley on allegations of gambling related to NBA games and prop bets, sources told ESPN. Serious development surrounding one of the top NBA free agents. pic.twitter.com/U0W1QONYva
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 29, 2025
In view of these allegations, a video has since gone viral, from Beasley’s playing days as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves, that shows him allegedly concerned about the spread of a game vs. the Clippers (February 10, 2021).
With five seconds left, and the game already over (nine-point differential), Beasley takes the ball and sprints up the court to make the final score 119-112 right before the buzzer.
In what may be a coincidence, the spread for this game happened to be +8.5.
Malik Beasley going coast-to-coast with 5 seconds left to cut the lead from 9 to 7.
The spread was +8.5 😭
— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) June 30, 2025
One user on X wrote, “Malik Beasley literally covered the spread on this play, look at the stress on his face.”
To note, Beasley scored seven out of his 21 points in the last minute of this game.
And also the next day, he was sentenced to jail for pointing a rifle at a family member, that stemmed from a September 2020 incident.
Now fans are starting to believe the allegations, as Beasley even follows some sports betting accounts on Instagram.
Malik Beasley is cooked pic.twitter.com/TPjJrZnaQT
— 🌨️ (@NotLikeRuss) June 29, 2025
In view of past NBA gambling investigations, former Raptors player Jontay Porter already pleaded guilty for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, as he admitted to purposefully manipulating his performance to go over/under on certain prop bets. This resulted in a lifetime ban from the NBA, and some are concerned that Beasley (if convicted) could be facing a similar punishment.
REPORT: Malik Beasley could face a potential lifetime ban from the NBA 😳
The U.S. District Attorney’s Office typically doesn’t intervene in gambling or contract cases unless there’s evidence of game fixing or rigging (18 U.S. Code § 224 – Bribery in sporting contests) pic.twitter.com/3G2tef77HE
— I AM ABOVE (@iamabve) June 30, 2025
Jontay Porter seeing Malik Beasley walk into prison for gambling pic.twitter.com/Es8ZbzLlVT
— Hater Report (@HaterReport_) June 29, 2025
Malik Beasley 100% going to jail 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/GvS0nOed38
— BricksCenter (@BricksCenter) June 29, 2025
Even Beasley’s last play of the 2024-25 season is being called into question, as he dropped the most important pass in the last seconds of the game vs. the Knicks.
If the Malik Beasley betting stuff turns out to be true, and his NBA career is over, his final play will end up being a dropped pass on a wide open three to blow the end of a playoff series
pic.twitter.com/s4nTnLhNju— John Frascella (Football) (@NFLFrascella) June 29, 2025
He had the Knicks ML lmaooo
— 🌨️ (@NotLikeRuss) June 29, 2025
Not to mention, old interviews now seem suspicious, as following Beasley’s last postgame interview in 2024, he summed up the season with the Bucks by using interesting rhetoric, “I bet on myself,” and “I bet that we would win.”
Malik Beasley last postgame interview in 2023-2024 with the Bucks
“I came here for a championship, I bet on myself, I bet that we would win and we just came up short”
(h/t @_tiffany_tong)pic.twitter.com/vGfwpDy8FK
— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) June 29, 2025
And now the timing of this latest investigation could not have been worse, as Beasley is coming off one of his best seasons in a contract year. The 36-year-old vet scored 16.3 points (41.6% 3-PT) and finished the season with franchise-record 319 three-pointers, which was one away from the NBA season-record (Anthony Edwards- 320).
Beasley and the Pistons were in serious talks on a new three-year, $42 million contract to bring the free agent sharpshooter back to Detroit, but now talks are on pause, sources said. https://t.co/7Z5mKhJgLS
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 29, 2025
Just four months ago, Malik Beasley was on N3on’s stream and talked about how he hated sports betting and felt it was damaging the game of basketball…
Now he’s under investigation for alleged involvement in gambling on NBA games and prop bets. 👀 pic.twitter.com/gyb49M69Hk
— Akademiks TV (@AkademiksTV) June 30, 2025
