Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch talks to Malik Beasley during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in Milwaukee.
(AP Photo/Morry Gash)MINNEAPOLIS โ Minnesota Timberwolves shooting guard Malik Beasley has been suspended for 12 games without pay by the NBA for his recent guilty plea to a felony charge of threats of violence.
The league announced Thursday the punishment, which will begin with Minnesota's game Saturday at Washington.
Beasley, in his fifth NBA season, is averaging a career-best 20.5 points.
As part of Beasleyโs plea deal, prosecutors dropped a felony fifth-degree drug possession charge.