{"id":143384,"date":"2025-07-03T04:35:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T04:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/143384\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T04:35:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T04:35:13","slug":"former-bucks-player-sued-by-local-businesses-over-unpaid-debt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/143384\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bucks player sued by local businesses over unpaid debt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/654A4AA25DA35D9848DF879CCEC6C694_3.jpg\" alt=\"Former Bucks player paid $60K in Milwaukee lawsuits\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-44b63364=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">MILWAUKEE &#8211; Federal investigators are trying to determine whether a former Milwaukee Bucks player gambled on games.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">But Milwaukee County court records show Malik Beasley&#8217;s issues don&#8217;t stop there.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The two cases are similar: Glendale-based Delicate Smiles and Milwaukee-based Cairo Cuts both said they each loaned Beasley $30,000 near the end of his 2023-24 season here. When he didn&#8217;t pay them back, a judge garnished part of the NBA player&#8217;s paychecks.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9p-malik-beasley-lawsuits-pkg_00.00.21.16.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The barber and dentist would both sue Beasley in September. They said they had signed agreements to verify he&#8217;d pay them back.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxlocal.onelink.me\/6abq\/ijh6elyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking news alerts in the FOX LOCAL Mobile app for iOS or Android<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Court filings show he did not.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">In January, Milwaukee County circuit court judges awarded judgments to the business owners in both cases. They also ordered part of Beasley&#8217;s paychecks last season from the Detroit Pistons withheld to satisfy the debts:<\/p>\n<p> $34,000 to Delicate SmilesNearly $27,000 to Cairo Cuts <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9p-malik-beasley-lawsuits-pkg_00.00.47.58.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9p-malik-beasley-lawsuits-pkg_00.00.49.56.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Dig deeper:<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Both businesses are represented by the same attorney and referred FOX6 News to him. He did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">The former Bucks player has satisfied his more than $60,000 of debt between the cases.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9p-malik-beasley-lawsuits-pkg_00.01.03.50.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Nowhere in the documents does it say what Beasley needed the loans for.<\/p>\n<p data-v-bd34935e=\"\">Additionally, federal prosecutors have not charged Beasley with anything. His attorney, Steve Haney, stressed that an investigation is not a charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this report is from the Milwaukee County District Attorney&#8217;s Office and Wisconsin Circuit Court.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/tag\/nba\/bucks\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/tag\/us\/wi\/milwaukee-county\/milwaukee\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-bd34935e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MILWAUKEE &#8211; Federal investigators are trying to determine whether a former Milwaukee Bucks player gambled on games. 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