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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Michael Beasley(notes) is accusing his former agentand an AAU coach of conspiring to forge a relationship with him from the age of14 and giving his mother improper cash benefits while Beasley starred at KansasState, all in an effort to land the basketball prodigy as a client.Beasley laid out the allegations in a lawsuit filed in Maryland a month agoin response to ag espn nfl ent Joel Bell #8217;s wrongful termination lawsuit against him.Beasley said Bell gave his mother living expenses when he went to school there,which would likely violate NCAA rules and federal regulations governing sportsagents.The Associated Press left messages for attorneys representing Beasley andBell seeking comment. Both an attorney for AAU coach Curtis Malone and Malonehimself vehemently deni espn nfl ed any wrongdoing. #8220;The allegations of impropriety against Mr. Malone are baseless as a matterof law and he denies them, #8221; attorney Bill Heyman said.A Kansas State spokesman wrote in an email to The AP that the school isaware of the lawsuit #8220;but at this time we have no further information on whichto comment. #8221; The allegations were first reported by The Washington Post.The la espn nfl wsuit states that Beasley grew up in a poor, single-parent householdin the Washington, D.C., area and often struggled with behavioral and academicissues, which led to him attending six high schools in five years. But he alsoquickly grew into one of the most promising schoolboy players in the country,teaming up with friend Kevin Durant(notes) on a formidable AAU team.[Wetzel: Timberwolves #8217; Be espn nfl asley traveled common road to NBA]When that team folded, Malone invited Beasley to join his D.C. Assault team.The lawsuit said that Beasley #8217;s mother, Fatima Smith, did not have the money topay for her son to play. But Malone told Smith that adidas sponsored his teamand she would not have to pay for Beasley to join or any trips being taken.Malone and Beasley developed a close relationship, wi espn nfl th the coach taking theplayer into his home to let him live with him for five years before college, thelawsuit says.All the while, the lawsuit alleges, Bell was giving Malone #8217;s team financialsupport in the hopes that Malone would steer his best players to the agent forrepresentation if they ever needed it. When Smith needed legal representationfor driving with a suspended license in 2003, sh espn nfl e said Malone connected her withBell, who met with the two of them and then handed Malone an envelope filledwith $2,500 in cash to give to Smith. #8220;DC Assault has always been more than just basketball to me and thechildren that participate are family, #8221; Malone said in a statement emailed toThe Associated Press. #8220;My goal when creating DC Assault was to provide thesechildren an opport espn nfl unity to do something better with their lives on and off thecourt and that still is the case. I believe this case will ultimately be thrownout of court, because its premise is baseless. This will not stop me fromcontinuing the mission of the DC Assault. #8221;Beasley headed to Kansas State in 2007, where Smith alleges that Bell calledher to inquire about her rent and car payments and #8220;told h espn nfl er they would betaken care of, and they were. Ms. Smith never made a rent or car payment entirefreshman year as a player at Kansas State, #8221; the lawsuit said.Beasley was unaware of the financial help his mother was receiving and didnot become aware of it until after he signed a contract to be represented byBell, the lawsuit states.Beasley was drafted second overall by the Miami Heat in 2008 an espn nfl d didn #8217;t findout about his mother allegedly receiving money from Bell and Malone until aboutthree months later. The lawsuit said Beasley felt #8220;betrayed #8221; by the men andimmediately fired Bell. He later hired a new agent, signed his contract with theHeat and inked an endorsement deal with adidas, one that Bell claims was nearlyidentical to the deal he had set up for Beasley before h espn nfl e was fired.Bell claims Beasley fired him to avoid paying the commission on the deal andhe filed suit for wrongful termination in January.Follow Jon Krawczynski on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/APkrawczynskiOther popular stories on Yahoo! Sports: - Allen Iverson wants one last shot at NBA- Former NBA players who have gone broke- Tim Tebow starts latest Internet craze: Tebowing Fantasy Basketb espn nfl all '11 registration is open. Sign up today! And follow Yahoo! Sports' NBA coverage on Twitter. Updated 7 hours, 50 minutes ago espn nfl
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