Professional American basketball player Michael Beasley might be having a troublesome life leading to suicidal thoughts and stuff. Yes, Beasley's life has been hectic after he lost his mother on 23 December 2019. On 30 July 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers player shared a picture of himself with his late mother and captioned:
"Honestly, I’ve grown to hate so much and so many people since you’ve left. I can’t seem to shake the feeling of being alone, you don’t know how bad you hurt me mommy. I know that’s selfish but I don’t like it here anymore….. I’ll see you soon I promise #day68”
However, his tensions did not end there. He further went on sharing an Instagram story with lyrics of American rapper YNW Melly's song Suicidal. But, he highlighted the part, 'Lately, I've been feeling suicidal.' And it was enough to arouse the speculations of his probable suicide.
(©: Instagram/Michael Beasley)
The Top Ball Coverage asked to check up on Beasley after his post became viral on Instagram.
(©: Twitter/TopBallCoverage)
Later, the Lakers star clarified his controversial post on Instagram with a statement that cited it was nothing but only a song. He added that it was a perfect song that made him take a screenshot at the wrong time.
Michael Beasley's Stats
Michael Beasley, age 31, plays power forward from the Los Angeles Lakers.
His 2019/20 stats show him starting in two out of 26 games. Similarly, the ratio of his field per goal is 2.9 and has a .490 field goal percentage, 0.1 three-points, and two points ratio of 2.8. Moreover, the effective field goal percentage is 0.500, and he has total rebounds of 2.3 with 1.0 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.4 blocks. Likewise, he averaged 7.0 points.
His professional career stats mark 4.7 rebounds, assists of 1.3, steals of 0.6, blocks of 0.5, and average point of 12.4.
Michael Beasley's Net Worth And Contract
Michael Beasley has a net worth of $10 million, which he garners from the professional career of basketball. Also, he derives the average salary of $40,612,888.
He played his entire career from several teams, including Miami Heat, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers, Guangdong Southern Tigers, and others.
Michael Beasley from the Los Angeles Lakers (©: NBA.com)
Back in the 2018/19 season from the Los Angeles Clippers, he grasped the average earnings of $3,500,000, hoopshype.com reports. Before that, he cashed out $2,116,955 and $1,403,611 in the 2017/18 and 2016/17 season from New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks.
Currently, he is signed with the Brooklyn Nets as a Substitute Player for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. However, the terms of his deal are not made public.
Is Michael Beasley Married?
Michael Beasley is not married, as of now. However, he was in a romantic relationship with his ex-girlfriend named Kaleila Pufolkes.
The then-lovebirds have a couple of children together, namely, Mikaiya Z. Beasley (b. May 2009) and Michael III (b. November 2010). Beasley and Pufolkes are not together anymore.
Michael Beasley and his ex-girlfriend, Kaleila Pufolkes (©: fabwags.com)
His ex-love interest, Kaleila Pufolkes, worked as New York TV production assistant back in a few years. Though the couple dated for some time with welcoming a couple of children, they did not live their relationship to the fullest, and the NBA star did not take his lady love as his future wife. He is single, as of August 2020.