Malik Beasley evicted in Detroit as money problems mount amid FBI gambling investigation

Robert Snell, The Detroit News on Aug 8, 2025

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DETROIT — Former Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley was evicted from his high-rise apartment in downtown Detroit on Wednesday, more than one month after The Detroit News exclusively revealed he was dealing with an FBI gambling investigation and more than $8 million worth of financial problems.

The eviction order was filed in the 36th District Court two months after Beasley was sued for failing to pay rent at The Stott. The historic high-rise apartment building in downtown Detroit is owned by Bedrock Detroit, the real estate arm of the business empire built by Dan Gilbert, who owns the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.

Beasley, 28, has been sued twice by the landlord this year for failing to pay a collective $21,500 in rent. He is a free agent since the Pistons pulled back on a three-year, $42 million offer after news emerged about the FBI investigation.

Beasley failed to respond to the second lawsuit that accused him of failing to pay $7,355, so a default judgment was filed against him on Wednesday. The case is pending in front of 36th District Judge Andrea Bradley-Baskin, who is the target of a separate FBI investigation involving bribery and fraud.

Beasley's lawyer, Steve Haney, could not be reached for comment early Thursday.

Social media posts in recent weeks indicate Beasley has been training in Miami and traveling in Europe.

Beasley alluded to the gambling investigation in a Snapchat video posted Wednesday.

“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 continued. “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.”

The rent squabble is the smallest of Beasley's money problems, which in recent years has included failing to pay a celebrity barber, a lender, a marketing firm and a dentist. That dentist started garnishing Beasley's paychecks from the Pistons in February.

Beasley, who has signed NBA contracts worth more than $59 million during his career, has not been charged with wrongdoing amid an ongoing federal investigation focused on wire fraud, gambling and prop bets.

“It’s a gambling investigation involving Malik. No criminal charges have been issued. It’s nothing but an investigation, and Malik is entitled to the presumption of innocence,” Haney previously told The News.

Last year, Beasley signed a one-year, $6 million contract with Detroit and played a crucial role in the team's resurgence. He finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, averaging 16.3 points on 41.6% shooting from 3-pointers. Beasley was also one of three players who finished the regular season with at least 300 3-pointers made, joining Anthony Edwards and Stephen Curry.