LOS ANGELES – The NBA has slapped Malik Beasley with a 12-game ban after the Minnesota Timberwolves guard was charged by police in the off season with threatening someone with violence.
Beasley’s suspension starts on Saturday when the Timberwolves play the Washington Wizards.
“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, in violation of the law of the State of Minnesota,” the NBA said in a statement on Thursday.
The charges stem from an incident that took place at Beasley’s home in Plymouth, Minnesota in September in …
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