FBI to make arrests on NBA game fixing *Merge*
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I'd find that hard to believe. He is smarter than that. Besides, he already has his $$$.zrinkill;1557995 said:
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Anyone see that clip of Steve Nash when the press told him. He immediately laughed and said, "Was he working Game 5 of Suns-Spurs?" :laugh2:
Then he was like, "oh nevermind. I don't know any details, so no comment."
ESPN quickly came back and said he actually did work that series, but it was Game 3.
Then he was like, "oh nevermind. I don't know any details, so no comment."
ESPN quickly came back and said he actually did work that series, but it was Game 3.
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2007 playoff games he ref'd in
May 12 2007, PHX @ Spurs
May 4 2007, TOR @ NJN
Apr 29 2007, PHX @ LAL
Apr 27 2007, DAL @ GSW
Apr 23 2007, ORL @ DET
2006 playoff games he ref'd in
May 10 2006, NJN @ MIA
Apr 30 2006, Spurs @ SAC
2007 Mav Games he ref'd - 5 - Mavs win 3 out of 2
2006 Mav Games he ref'd - 5 - Mavs win 4 out of 5
2007 Spurs game he Ref'd - 4 - Spurs win 4 out of 4
2007 Spurs game he Ref'd - 7 - Spurs win 5 out of 7
Much ado about nothing
May 12 2007, PHX @ Spurs
May 4 2007, TOR @ NJN
Apr 29 2007, PHX @ LAL
Apr 27 2007, DAL @ GSW
Apr 23 2007, ORL @ DET
2006 playoff games he ref'd in
May 10 2006, NJN @ MIA
Apr 30 2006, Spurs @ SAC
2007 Mav Games he ref'd - 5 - Mavs win 3 out of 2
2006 Mav Games he ref'd - 5 - Mavs win 4 out of 5
2007 Spurs game he Ref'd - 4 - Spurs win 4 out of 4
2007 Spurs game he Ref'd - 7 - Spurs win 5 out of 7
Much ado about nothing
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It may be much ado about nothing as far as the Spurs and Mavs are concerned, but in the big picture, i think it's huge.zrinkill;1558500 said:2007 playoff games he ref'd in
May 12 2007, PHX @ Spurs
May 4 2007, TOR @ NJN
Apr 29 2007, PHX @ LAL
Apr 27 2007, DAL @ GSW
Apr 23 2007, ORL @ DET
2006 playoff games he ref'd in
May 10 2006, NJN @ MIA
Apr 30 2006, Spurs @ SAC
2007 Mav Games he ref'd - 5 - Mavs win 3 out of 2
2006 Mav Games he ref'd - 5 - Mavs win 4 out of 5
2007 Spurs game he Ref'd - 4 - Spurs win 4 out of 4
2007 Spurs game he Ref'd - 7 - Spurs win 5 out of 7
There have always been those conspiracy theorists who believed that the NBA refs were not on the up and up -- to put it mildly. These allegations and this investigation only fan the flames of those beliefs.
Can you imagine early on next season, when the refs start making questionable calls, the fan reactions? I mean it already has been pretty brutal... see what happened to Joey Crawford.
I think this is David Stern's worst nightmare.
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peplaw06;1558619 said:
Joey.. All I can say about Joey is that he and Hakeem Olajuwan did not mix well. If Hakeem was in a game with Joey you knew Hakeem would be called for 2-3 cheap fouls right off the bat.
When I saw the Crawford - Duncan fiasco I just could feel it all over again. Eh, he deserved to be suspended.
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It looks like it may get worse here there are no whisper of other refs and maybe even players involved here is the article not pretty picture
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/47264/20070722/rogue_ref_may_blow_whistle/
Rogue Ref May Blow Whistle July 22, 2007 - 8:25 am New York Daily News -
Federal authorities believe the referee at the center of the betting and game-fixing probe rocking the NBA will cooperate with investigators - and possibly name other officials or players involved in the scandal, law enforcement sources told The New York Daily News.
Saddled with large gambling debts, Tim Donaghy allegedly used mobbed-up bookies to place thousands of dollars in bets on games over the past two seasons, including contests he officiated, the sources said.
Two of the bookies are expected to be arrested this week after Donaghy, who has resigned from the NBA, surrenders to authorities in New York as early as Tuesday, the sources said.
New details of the growing scandal emerged yesterday and painted a troubling picture of the 40-year-old Donaghy. The so-called family man, who hid his frightening temper and shady associates from public view, has been arrested twice for erratic and threatening behavior.
Sources told The New York Daily News that federal authorities first heard Donaghy's name on a wiretap during investigations into the Gambino crime family over the past year.
A Philadelphia wiseguy wanna-be is believed to have threatened to use his contacts in the Gambino family to hurt Donaghy if the ref - already known as a heavy gambler - did not share inside information and help fix games, sources said.
That gangster also claimed he would expose Donaghy's serious debts if he did not cooperate with the bookies, who allegedly won thousands of dollars with the referees' help, sources said. [READ]
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/47264/20070722/rogue_ref_may_blow_whistle/
Rogue Ref May Blow Whistle July 22, 2007 - 8:25 am New York Daily News -
Federal authorities believe the referee at the center of the betting and game-fixing probe rocking the NBA will cooperate with investigators - and possibly name other officials or players involved in the scandal, law enforcement sources told The New York Daily News.
Saddled with large gambling debts, Tim Donaghy allegedly used mobbed-up bookies to place thousands of dollars in bets on games over the past two seasons, including contests he officiated, the sources said.
Two of the bookies are expected to be arrested this week after Donaghy, who has resigned from the NBA, surrenders to authorities in New York as early as Tuesday, the sources said.
New details of the growing scandal emerged yesterday and painted a troubling picture of the 40-year-old Donaghy. The so-called family man, who hid his frightening temper and shady associates from public view, has been arrested twice for erratic and threatening behavior.
Sources told The New York Daily News that federal authorities first heard Donaghy's name on a wiretap during investigations into the Gambino crime family over the past year.
A Philadelphia wiseguy wanna-be is believed to have threatened to use his contacts in the Gambino family to hurt Donaghy if the ref - already known as a heavy gambler - did not share inside information and help fix games, sources said.
That gangster also claimed he would expose Donaghy's serious debts if he did not cooperate with the bookies, who allegedly won thousands of dollars with the referees' help, sources said. [READ]