Malik Beasley to serve Lengthy Suspension
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley, one of the top candidates for NBA Most Improved Player, has been suspended for the next 12 games, without pay. Beasley will lose $1.1M for the duration of the suspension and will be eligible to return on March 27th, while the Timberwolves will be able to get a $550K credit toward the luxury tax.
Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley has been suspended 12 games without pay for pleading guilty to a felony charge of threatening to commit a crime of violence for the purpose of terrorizing another person, the NBA announced today. pic.twitter.com/0DSk65pLdn
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 25, 2021
Timberwolves President of Basketball Operations Gersson Rosas said the following in a statement issued shortly after the suspension was announced:
As an organization, we fully support today's decision by the NBA. As we work together with Malik to advance his development as a player and a person, we look forward to seeing his growth.
I apologize to all the great fans out there who have supported me during this difficult time and I promise I will come back very soon as a better person and player.
Many times what we perceive as an error or failure is actually a gift. And eventually we find that lessons learned from that discouraging experience prove to be of great worth...
— Malik Beasley MB25™ (@Mbeasy5) February 24, 2021
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