Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley could be in hot water soon, as federal authorities have started investigating the nine-year pro on gambling allegations related to NBA games and player props, per ESPN.

Although the allegations do not involve Beasley as a member of the Pistons, they are still concerning, considering that Detroit was reportedly engaged in extension talks with Beasley. Those talks are obviously on hold now.

Beasley has not yet been charged. Meanwhile, the Pistons have deferred any comments on the matter to the NBA, only noting that they are aware of the ongoing investigation.

Beasley’s investigation is the latest in a recent line of gambling allegations concerning NBA players. Here’s a full timeline of recent sports betting scandals.

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What is being investigated?

ESPN reports that during the 2023-24 season, when Beasley was a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, unusual betting trends started popping up around January 2024, heavily invested in Beasley’s statistics.

One of their sources even mentions a game against the Portland Trail Blazers where Beasley’s rebounds line was set at 2.5 and drew an insane amount of under bets, pushing the money from +120 to -250. Although Beasley wound up with six rebounds, ensuring all of those bets lost, the heavy interest in Beasley’s stats were hard to ignore.

Recent sports betting scandal timeline

2021:

October 8: Sporting KC’s Felipe Hernandez

An investigation launched earlier in 2021 revealed Hernandez had been engaging in “extensive and unlawful sports gambling” on MLS contests while playing for the club. The investigation began in July after Hernandez admitted to his team that he was concerned about the debts he’d accumulated while betting on those games.

Per MLS, Hernandez will be eligible for reinstatement in MLS on January 1, 2026.

2022:

March 7: Tennessee Titans WR Calvin Ridley

Ridley was suspended for the entirety of the 2022 season after the NFL discovered he had gambled on games in November 2021 while injured. Reports indicated that one of Ridley’s bets included expecting his then-team, the Atlanta Falcons, to win. Ridley was reinstated in March 2023.

December 23: New York Jets WR coach Miles Austin

Austin was suspended for at least one year for violating the NFL’s gambling policy. Austin was not gambling on NFL games at least, but that still violated the NFL’s policies.

2023:

April 21: Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams

Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams was among five players (Quintez Cephus, Stanley Berryhill, C.J. Moore, Shaka Toney) to be suspended by the NFL for violating the NFL’s sports wagering policies. Williams and Berryhill were reinstated after six games since they did not bet on any NFL games. Cephus, Moore, and Toney were all suspended indefinitely.

June 29: Indianapolis Colts’ Isaiah Rodgers Sr. and Rashod Berry

Rodgers, Berry, and free agent Demetrius Taylor were suspended through the 2023 NFL season for betting on 2022 NFL games. Rodgers claimed that he only made bets on behalf of others.

October 26: Ottawa Senators C Shane Pinto

Pinto was suspended 41 games for violating the NHL’s sports wagering policy. It remains unclear how exactly Pinto violated the policy; he did have a gambling account that had been flagged due to unusual activity.

2024:

January 25: New England Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte

Kayshon Boutte was charged with a felony count of computer fraud and a misdemeanor count of gambling underage. Boutte used fake names and identification to maneuver around the age requirement. He placed bets in Louisiana between April 6, 2022 and May 7, 2023. Boutte was 20 years old at the time.

March 20: Shohei Ohtani interpreter Ippei Mizuhara

Shohei Ohtani’s friend and interpreter, Mizuhara, committed bank fraud in order to steal more than $16 million from Ohtani, allegedly, to help pay off his own gambling debts.

March 25: Toronto Raptors’ forward Jontay Porter

Jontay Porter was banned from the NBA for life after he was investigated for making prop bets involving himself. Porter also reportedly disclosed crucial information to bettors and even changed his level of play depending on bets he had made.

June 3: San Diego Padres’ IF Tucupita Marcano

Marcano was banned for life from MLB after it was revealed that he placed wagers on Pittsburgh Pirates’ games while he was a member of the Pirates the prior season.

June 14, 2024: MLB umpire Pat Hoberg

Umpire Pat Hoberg, who had been widely regarded as one of the best umpires in MLB, was disciplined for violating the league’s rules on gambling. Hoberg has maintained denial that he ever bet on baseball.

2025:

January 30: Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier

Rozier’s scandal involves a series of curious bets placed on him during a March 2023 game, while Rozier was still a member of the Charlotte Hornets. Rozier’s investigation is part of the same investigation that led to Jontay Porter’s lifetime suspension. The NBA has stated that it investigated the matter but did not find any evidence of a breach of league rules.

June 29: Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley

Similar to Rozier’s situation, a series of strange bets placed around January 2024, heavily interested in Beasley’s stats, are being investigated. Beasley has not been charged with any crime and has not faced any punishment from the NBA.