Former Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley was reportedly indicted Monday on federal charges related to a sports-betting scheme, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Beasley, who did not appear in the NBA last season due to a gambling investigation, is reportedly working with the government on his “voluntary surrender,” per Charania.
The exact details of Beasley’s charges are not known, but the betting scheme is reportedly said to involve point shaving and prop bets.
Beasley, 29, was set for a major payday following the 2024-25 NBA season. But his free agency was disrupted by a gambling investigation last June. Months later, Beasley’s attorneys claimed the guard was no longer the subject of a federal investigation. With his situation up in the air, the NBA decided to take matters into its own hands and run its own investigation looking at Beasley’s actions.
Due to the various allegations and investigations, Beasley went unsigned during the 2025-26 NBA season.
Prior to the allegations, Beasley was coming off one of his finest seasons as a pro. After being selected with the No. 19 overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2016 NBA Draft, Beasley eventually developed into a strong off-the-bench option, earning Sixth Man of the Year votes after the 2018-19 season.
He was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2019-20 season and has bounced around to various teams since then.
Beasley spent the 2024-25 NBA season with the Pistons. He played in all 81 games with the team, starting 18 of them. Beasley averaged 16.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per contest with Detroit. He reportedly had a multiyear deal on the table from the Pistons at the time news of his gambling investigation broke.
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