NBA’s Malik Beasley Faces Shocking $2.25M Lawsuit Amid Intense Federal Gambling Investigation

“An investigation is not a charge,” Haney told ESPN. “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.”A potential deal was predicated on Beasley’s financial liquidity, “which is directly related to the commencement of the National Basketball Association’s (“NBA”) free agency period,” the attorney wrote.Free-agent NBA guard Malik Beasley, who is the subject of a federal gambling investigation, has also been sued by a sports agency that he employed for alleged breach of contract.Advertisement

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AdvertisementOn June 11, an attorney for Hazan Sports requested to extend the lawsuit to allow the parties to work on a settlement in anticipation of Beasley signing a new contract, according to ESPN.

AdvertisementAdvertisementPer ESPN, Beasley was in discussions with the Pistons on a three-year, million contract. Those discussions were placed on hold after news of the gambling probe broke, according to ESPN. Beasley remains without a new contract.