Malik Beasley, an NBA player under investigation in a federal gambling probe, had "financial issues" and struggled to pay back a $650,000 advance this year, according to a lawsuit filed by his former marketing agency. Beasley terminated the deal two years later on Feb. 27, according to the suit. Steve Haney, who is representing Beasley in the federal gambling investigation, told ESPN he is not the attorney of record in the civil suit. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York is leading the gambling investigation, according to Haney. Beasley is the third NBA player known to be investigated by the Eastern District of New York in the past 18 months.