Already facing two felony charges as a result of a late-September incident in Minnesota, Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley is now having his parental rights challenged by Hennepin County officials, according to Paul Walsh of The Star Tribune.
A petition filed in District Court by the Hennepin County’s Human Servies and Public Health departments alleges that Beasley was caught on video surveillance pointing a rifle “in the general direction” of his 19-month-old son on the same day he allegedly pointed the rifle at a family outside his home. Officials want to put Beasley’s son under court-ordered protection. For now, he remains in the custody of his parents – Beasley and wife Montana Yao – as a judge weighs the petition’s allegations.
A restricted free agent this offseason, Beasley had been poised for a lucrative new contract after finishing the season strong in Minnesota. It’s unclear what sort of effect his legal troubles will have on the Timberwolves’ enthusiasm for a new deal.
Here’s more from around the Northwest:
- Gary Trent Jr. will become extension-eligible this offseason, and Jason Quick of The Athletic explains why the Trail Blazers will probably consider locking him up in the coming weeks or months rather than risk the possibility of a sizeable offer sheet in 2021 when Trent can become a restricted free agent.
- Erik Horne of The Athletic checked in on the NBA’s only remaining head coaching search, examining which candidates might still be in play for the Thunder and what factors the team is considering. As we relayed earlier today, Will Weaver is reportedly in Oklahoma City and seems likely to be interviewing for the job.
- Former Arizona shooting guard Josh Green recently worked out for the Jazz, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic (via Twitter). Utah holds the No. 23 pick in the 2020 draft.
- The Nuggets could use a shooting guard and there’s no shortage of them in this year’s draft, according to Mike Singer of The Denver Post, who mentions Green, Tyrese Maxey, Leandro Bolmaro, and Desmond Bane as some options for the Nuggets if they’re still available at No. 22.
Absolutely heartbreaking for Beasley and his family. Hoping he gets the help he clearly needs… sports can heal but there is some work to do before waltzing back on to the court
Executive function of the brain not fully mature until 25 years old. Definitely needs a mentor.
In prison, he will get one, His name is Tank, but you can call him Baby.
Beasley will look great in prison orange
Beasley’s and Yao’s baby has more instagram followers than I do, smh
I have all those guys off the board by 22, except Bolmaro, and I think he would make sense for Denver, depending on how the rest of the board looks
…if Ty-Shon Alexander is still on the board, they should also seriously consider him
I think it is almost a given that Maxey will be gone by 22, but it is possible, even probable, that Bane would be available then. Since he is a senior, I think he would be a great immediate fit for a Nuggets team solidly in contention.
Beasley was about to jackpot a new contract……..sometimes the dopers cannot get out of their own way……I wont feel sorry if his contracts $10 million less now…
Pointing a gun at a toddler is a career killer, to say nothing of the other problems that Beasley has.
He needs help for sure.
Beasley has made the worst decision in a contract year since Nerlens Noel turned down his $52 million rookie extension so that he could sign a minimum salary elsewhere.
But in fairness to Noel, he didn’t threaten anyone with a gun (as far as we know).
And I think Beasley is quite a bit more talented than Noel too.
I agree, it is completely different circumstances. But as far as potentially costing themselves millions of dollars, it is similar.
I don’t know that I would claim Noel is less talented either. If anything, I would say Noel has more raw talent than Beasley. But I think Beasley has done more with his more limited talent than Noel, who has been a decent NBA player, but should have been better. One has to wonder how much the ACL tear at Kentucky really hurt his pro career.
Fair enough.