Malik Beasley could still be facing charges in sports gambling probe

Malik Beasley is not out of the woods yet. 

A source with knowledge of the situation told The Post that the NBA veteran is still a “subject” of a federal probe related to sports gambling and could still be charged.

Beasley could still face punishment from the league after its own investigation as well.

Beasley’s attorneys, Steve Haney and Mike Schachter, told ESPN that they had “extensive conversations” with investigators and “received determination” that their client was no longer a “target” in the investigation.

“Months after this investigation commenced, Malik remains uncharged and is not the target of this investigation,” Haney said. “An allegation with no charge, indictment or conviction should never have the catastrophic consequence this has caused Malik. This has literally been the opposite of the presumption of innocence.”

As a subject of the investigation, Beasley is still “within the scope of the grand jury’s investigation” despite not being a target, which is “a person as to whom the prosecutor or the grand jury has substantial evidence linking him or her to the commission of a crime and who, in the judgment of the prosecutor, is a putative defendant,” per the Department of Justice’s definitions. 

Haney appeared to leave the door open to potential charges for Beasley when asked by The Detroit News whether legal punishment was possible.

“I have no idea,” Haney said. “That is the frustrating thing. You live in a state of purgatory with a cloud hanging over your head for what? Forever? And you’re out of the league and can never play basketball again?”

The 28-year-old sharpshooter had been in talks with the Pistons, whom he played for last season, for a three-year, $42 million deal before the allegations surfaced. He remains a free agent deep into the offseason. 

“Malik is not charged, not indicted and not a target of the investigation, but he’s unemployed because of it,” Haney told The Detroit News. “It is flat-out un-American to be deprived of the right to work based on a mere allegation. Hopefully, this gives some new hope to his situation of being gainfully employed in the new year.”

In late June, it was revealed that Beasley was under investigation by the U.S. District Attorney’s office over allegations tied to gambling on NBA games and prop bets.

Around January 2024, when he was with the Bucks, “at least one prominent U.S. sportsbook detected unusual heavy betting interest on Beasley’s statistics,” according to a report from ESPN at the time. 

Earlier this month, Beasley appeared to brush off the allegations in a video posted to Snapchat. 

“People were saying some crazy things in the media. If you go on Instagram, you’ll see the craziest s–t. People judging you,” Beasley said. “Have I made mistakes in my life? Yes. Am I proud of those mistakes? No. I’m human. But I know what I know.

“I got a chip on my shoulder. I’m ready to destroy anybody in front of me. I’m ready to prove again that I belong in this league.”