Malik Beasley of pistons under investigation: report
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Detroit Pistons Malik Beasley was said to have been under a federal investigation into game claims related to NBA games and propeller bets.
The American lawyer’s office is investigating the NBA veteran, ESPN reported on Sunday. Fox News Digital contacted the American prosecutor’s office for the Michigan Oriental District.
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The Strait Pistons Malik Beasley goalkeeper reacts during the minnesota Timberwolves match at the Target Center in Minneapolis, March 30, 2025. (Images Matt Krohn-Imagn)
Beasley’s lawyer Steve Haney spoke of the reported investigation.
“An investigation is not a charge”, Haney said espn. “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.”
The allegations against Beasley were not immediately known.
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The Strait Pistons Guardian Malik Beasley against the Heat during the fourth quarter at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, March 19, 2025. (Sam Navarro-Imagn images)
“We cooperate with the investigation of federal prosecutors,” said NBA spokesperson Mike Bass, Fox News Digital.
The pistons admitted that there had been an in progress in progress, but reported more comments to the NBA.
Beasley played the 82 games for the pistons last season, starting 18 of them. It has an average of 16.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per game. It was his first season with Detroit and ESPN reported that the two parties had interrupted the negotiations to extend contracts when the investigation had been revealed.
He played nine seasons in the NBA, spending time with Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks.
Piston goalkeeper Malik Beasley sparked the crowd in an eliminatory match against New York Knicks in Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, on May 1, 2025. (Images Rick Osentoski-Imagn)
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Last year, the NBA banned the former Toronto Raptors Jontay Porter for having raped the League game policies. He then pleaded guilty to accusations in a game program that led to his banishment.
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