Troubling Malik Beasley debt details emerge with NBA star embroiled in gambling probe
Amid a federal investigation into gambling allegations made earlier this week, it has now been revealed that the NBA free agent with nearly $60 million in contract earnings across his nine-year career is facing financial woes that include multiple debts and lawsuits against him.
It was reported Tuesday that Beasley is being sued by his former marketing agency for failing to repay in full a $650,000 advance. Then, The Detroit News reported Tuesday evening the sharpshooter has incurred debts to a celebrity barber, a dentist, a landlord and a lender — all in addition to the New York-based marketing firm.
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4 Malik Beasley has had a troubled financial history in recent years.
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'I have been with Malik for a long time, I have seen a lot of people around him come and go, but I have stayed away from any of his financial management or mismanagement or decisions he would make with money,' Steve Haney, Beasley's criminal defense lawyer, told The Detroit News.
Haney, who said he doesn't 'get involved' in Beasley's finances, added: 'You hope to get them around the best business people and planners and management people. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don't.'
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4 Malik Beasley fumbled a pass with a chance to make a game-tying three against the Knicks in the playoffs.
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The Detroit News reported that Beasley even pledged his current and future NBA contracts to a lending company, South River Capital LLC, which won a nearly $5.8 million judgment against Beasley — a copy of the judgment was filed in 2022 when Beasley was with the Timberwolves.
Beasley's reasoning for borrowing money is unclear, though court records show that he paid back $1.3 million in early 2023.
'It is very common for professional athletes to go to third-party lenders and get advances on contracts. It's a part of the business of professional sports,' Haney said. 'Many of these lenders are predatory and charge extremely high interest rates and outrageous fees that border on usury.'
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4 Malik Beasley had a career year in Detroit and was primed for a contract extension.
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Beasley's other financial issues include being sued twice for failing to pay more than a combined $20,000 in rent at The Stott building in Detroit.
In January, a celebrity barber serving many NBA players won a $26,827 judgment against Beasley.
Elsewhere in January, a Minnesota dentist won a $34,390 default judgment against Beasley, and the dentist, Hassan Alshehabi of Delicate Smiles, started garnishing Beasley's paychecks from the Pistons the following month.
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Beasley was likely going to sign a reported three-year, $42 million contract with Detroit before the gambling investigation put a wrench into those plans just a day before free agency opened.
4 Malik Beasley waving to the Madison Square Garden crowd after making a clutch three-pointer in a January game.
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The 28-year-old made 319 3-pointers for the Pistons this past season, just one behind Anthony Edwards' league-leading 320.
While the gambling investigation is fresh and ongoing, the evidence of Beasley's financial issues is growing.
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