Former Nuggets guard Malik Beasley under investigation regarding gambling allegations, AP source says
DETROIT NBA free agent Malik Beasley is under inspection by the U S District Attorney s office regarding gambling assertions tied to league games a person familiar with the situation recounted 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 inspection NBA spokesman Mike Bass revealed in a comment disclosed to the AP and other outlets on Sunday ESPN was the first to statement on the examination There have been no charges against Malik Steve Haney Beasley s attorney communicated the AP It s just an research 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 review The probe into Beasley comes months after the NBA banned Toronto s Jontay Porter who was linked to a prop bet research and eventually pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud This past season The Wall Street Journal was first to assessment that Terry Rozier then of the Charlotte Hornets was under inquiry for activity related to exceptional betting patterns surrounding him in a March match 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 analysis into his performance and prop bets wagers where bettors can choose whether a sportsman will reach a certain statistical standard or not during a event The Porter research started once the league learned from licensed sports betting operators and an organization that monitors legal betting markets about distinctive gambling patterns surrounding Porter s performance in a meeting on March against Sacramento The league determined that Porter gave a bettor information about his own vitality status prior that meeting and noted 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 revealed 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 contest 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 assessment Want more Nuggets news Sign up for the Nuggets Insider to get all our NBA analysis
