A federal decide in New York issued a $1 million civil judgment towards NBA free agent Malik Beasley on Thursday in a contract dispute together with his former company.
Decide Jeannette A. Vargas discovered Beasley accountable for $1 million in damages plus curiosity to be paid to New York-based Hazan Sports activities Administration, his former company.
Vargas wrote within the ruling that, regardless of ample warning, “no objections have been filed and no request for an extension of time to object has been made.” No legal professional is listed for Beasley on the go well with, and the docket doesn’t present any motion on Beasley’s half.
ESPN known as a quantity related to Beasley, and the particular person hung up after being requested for remark. An legal professional for Hazan Sports activities didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.
Beasley left Hazan Sports activities in February 2025, in what the company mentioned within the lawsuit was a violation of the contract. Hazan Sports activities mentioned within the lawsuit that it tried to recoup a $650,000 advertising advance from Beasley “however obtained little greater than drips and drabs of sporadic funds and imprecise guarantees to repay the stability over time.”
Beasley has performed 9 seasons within the NBA, together with stints with the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons. He had a resurgent season in 2025 and appeared poised for a three-year contract reportedly price $42 million with the Pistons earlier than his identify surfaced in a federal playing investigation.
He has not been charged within the case.
Steve Haney, who’s representing Beasley within the playing investigation, mentioned he was not concerned within the Hazan Sports activities lawsuit.
In September, the NBA mentioned it was conducting its personal investigation into Beasley. Haney informed ESPN on the time that his shopper was “absolutely cooperating” with the NBA inquiry.
Final month, Beasley signed with Puerto Rican basketball workforce Santurce Crabbers, which is owned by artist Unhealthy Bunny.
