Malik Beasley just enjoyed the best season of his NBA career. A player who had made roughly $60 million in his career parlayed a $6 million one-year deal into one of the league’s best 3-point seasons and was poised to sign a long-term deal from the Detroit Pistons that would see him make more than $40 million over the next three seasons.
All of that was put on hold when it was revealed Beasley was the subject of a federal investigation related to gambling and prop bets on NBA games.
A new investigation from the Detroit News shows that Beasley’s troubles somehow run much deeper than just a federal investigation, and the details are sad for a player who was playing with perhaps the most joy in the NBA.