NBA guard Malik Beasley is no longer a federal gambling probe target, his attorney told NJ Advance Media on Friday. The development opens up the possibility Beasley could sign in free agency - with the Knicks reportedly among the teams to have done background work on the former Florida State guard.

Federal investigators no longer consider NBA free agent Malik Beasley a target in their gambling probe, Beasley's attorneys told ESPN. Attorneys Steve Haney and Mike Schachter said they've had what the report called “extensive” conversations and meetings with Eastern District of New York authorities.

Malik Beasley is no longer a target of the federal gambling investigation, the NBA free agent's attorneys told ESPN.