NBA free agent Malik Beasley has reportedly been evicted from his Detroit apartment over $21,000 in back rent amid an FBI gambling probe and reports of $8 million in financial chaos.
The Detroit News is reporting Beasley’s eviction from the high-rise building known as The Stott in the city’s downtown area. Coincidentally, the building is owned by Bedrock Detroit, the real estate firm of Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert.
Beasley is currently without an agent after being sued by his former representative, Daniel Hazan, for an alleged breach of contract and outstanding debt. Daily Mail did reach out to an attorney of Beasley, who declined comment, explaining that he was Beasley’s criminal defense lawyer and not involved with any financial issues or civil litigation involving the NBA star.
Amid the lingering controversies, Beasley has been training in Miami and traveling in Europe, as seen on social media. He also appeared in a self-shot video on Snapchat appearing to reference the gambling he probe he’s facing, which ESPN first revealed last month.
‘I’ve been grinding my ass off. I’ve got this new chip on my shoulder of, like, ‘F the world,” Beasley said. ‘My back against the wall. Nobody believes in me.
‘I will be better than last year,’ he added. ‘I’m staying humble. I’m still getting my work in. I have to. I gotta be prepared to either come back to the Pistons or…there’s some other teams interested as well.’
Malik Beasley is seen with internet model model Natalia Garibotto on social media
Beasley was evicted from the David Stott building, which is owned by the Cavs’ Dan Gilbert
Beasley has not been charged with any federal crime in the gambling probe. Federal investigators have not commented publicly on the investigation but are believed to be looking into suspicious betting patterns involving games Beasley played in during his time with the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2023-24 season.
What The News described in July as ‘$8 million worth of financial problems’ has reportedly left Beasley in serious debt despite signing $59 million worth of NBA contracts over his career.
Beasley was considering a three-year $42 million deal to return to the Pistons when the team pulled the offer amid the federal probe, according to the Detroit News. Team spokespeople did not respond to a request from confirmation at the time.
He was sued on April 18 by his former agency, Hazan Sports Management Group, for allegedly breaching a marketing contract, according to court files obtained by Daily Mail. The agency claims it negotiated a $6 million deal for Beasley with the Pistons in the summer of 2024 before being fired and replaced with Seros Partners despite a four-year exclusive marketing agreement.
Neither Hazan Sports nor Seros Partners responded to Daily Mail’s request for comment.
The lawsuit was previously reported by The Athletic but has resurfaced last month amid reports of the federal gambling probe into Beasley.
Already under federal investigation over gambling allegations, NBA free agent Malik Beasley is also being sued by his former agency, a landlord, a lender and a celebrity barber
He does face other lawsuits as well.
As first reported by The News, Beasley lost a $5.8 million judgement to a lender in 2022. It remains unclear why Beasley needed the money.
The News also uncovered a financing statement in which Beasley pledged his current and future NBA earnings to a Florida Firm in order to obtain a loan.
Previously, he was sued by his downtown Detroit landlord for allegedly failing to pay $7,355 in back rent, according to The News, which also reports that a Milwaukee barber won $26,827 judgment against Beasley in January.
That same month, Beasley lost a $34,390 default judgment to a dentist in Minnesota, where he previously played. Court records from February show Beasley was having some paychecks garnished to pay the dentist. The debt remains outstanding, according to court records reviewed by Daily Mail.
Beasley does not have an attorney listed for each case. However, he is represented in the gambling probe by criminal defense lawyer Steve Haney, who did speak with The News last month.
‘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,’ Haney told The News.
‘I’m his lawyer. I don’t get involved in his finances,’ he continued. ‘You hope to get them around the best business people and planners and management people. Sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t.’
Yao (pictured) first broke up with Beasley in 2021 after he was caught with Larsa Pippen
Beasley’s wife Montana Yao (who he is pictured with in 2019) recently filed for separation
As for Beasley’s borrowing history, Haney did not see it as unusual.
‘It is very common for professional athletes to go to third-party lenders and get advances on contracts,’ he said. ‘It’s a part of the business of professional sports. Many of these lenders are predatory and charge extremely high interest rates and outrageous fees that border on usury.’
News of the investigation into Beasley came just four months after his model wife Montana Yao filed for separation.
Four years earlier, Beasley was caught having an affair with Scottie Pippen’s ex-wife, Larsa. Beasley and Yao ultimately reunited after he publicly apologized on social media, but she has since filed for separation, citing ‘irreconcilable differences,’ according to court documents obtained by People.com.
The couple shares two children, but Daily Mail learned he moved on to a new lover: Instagram model and gamer Natalia Garibotto.
The Pistons guard appeared to confirm as much on X earlier this year, describing a bikini-clad Garibotto as ‘La mine’ on the social media platform.
The two now make regular appearances on Beasley’s Instagram feed, where they were recently seen vacationing on beautiful white-sand beach.
‘My sunshine,’ read the caption from Beasley.
Beasley is now understood to be in a romantic relationship with model Natalia Garibotto
He’s also had other legal issues in the past, including an arrest on firearm and drug charges that resulted in a 78-day stint in a Minnesota jail.
A 28-year-old from Atlanta, Beasley is a nine-year NBA veteran who has just finished his first season with the Pistons. The former Florida State guard made $6 million this year and has career earnings approaching $60 million.
He could still attract NBA teams despite his legal and financial issues. Beasley is coming off his best season as a pro after hitting an impressive 41.6 percent of his 3-point attempts as one of the premiere sixth men in the league.
Beasley is the son of actors Michael and Deena Beasley, and his grandfather, John Beasley, is a veteran stage performer who also appeared in films such as Rudy, Little Big League, and The Mighty Ducks.