"ESPN's dutiful stenographer and avant garde language artist was one of the first people to break news of the Beasley investigation two months ago, and last Friday, he offered what looked like a promising final update to the story: Beasley was no longer the target of the federal investigation. That made it sound like Beasley had been cleared; Charania's ESPN story on the matter included a handful"
"The feds ruling that Beasley was no longer the "target" of their investigation does not mean he was exonerated. As Awful Announcing noted, other reporters covering the story got the same press release from Beasley's attorneys, though unlike Charania, those reporters are not in the PR business, so they framed the news accurately: Beasley is no longer the target of the investigation, but he is still one of its subjects."
A federal investigation is examining Malik Beasley for suspicious prop-bet activity tied to his own statistical output. Beasley joins Jontay Porter and Terry Rozier among players who have drawn scrutiny; Porter received a lifetime ban while inquiries into the other two remain ongoing. A recent announcement that Beasley was no longer the investigation's 'target' should not be interpreted as exoneration. Multiple reporters clarified that Beasley remains a subject of the probe, and his legal team has acknowledged uncertainty about whether he will face charges. Reporting variations have contributed to public confusion over Beasley's status.
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