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my money is on zach zarba..the youngest ref in the nba
i was just dumbfounded during some games with the calls he would make...i thought maybe it was just because he was new
This KILLS any team going to Las Vegas while Stern is Commissioner. At least I would think so given his previous concerns.
my money is on zach zarba..the youngest ref in the nba
i was just dumbfounded during some games with the calls he would make...i thought maybe it was just because he was new
It's probably some unknown rookie ref.
The NBA...
It's a trap!
No surprise to me at all.
And if anyone thinks it is just one ref manipulating things, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn for sale.
Point shaving and stretching is quiet a bit different than fixing games. I think it would be nearly impossible to "fix" a game. Alter it a bit...yes. Fix a game....no.
Did Mr. Body already have the inside scoop on this?
During the lakers 3 peat, where you cant win a game on their HCA, wtf was refin their games = fix
Joey Crawford is about to get in a lot more trouble.
No one cares. Quit reading Suns boards.
Maybe this is why they're bringing Joey back.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2943095NBA referee Tim Donaghy is under investigation by the FBI for allegations that he bet on games that he officiated over the past two seasons and that he made calls affecting the point spread in games, multiple sources told ESPN.
Donaghy, a 13-year veteran of the league, is aware of the investigation and resigned from the NBA recently.
The NBA issued a brief statement Friday, saying: "We have been asked by the FBI, with whom we are working closely, not to comment on this matter at this time."
According to a law enforcement official, authorities are examining whether Donaghy -- whose iden y was not revealed until Friday afternoon -- made calls to affect the point spread in games on which he or associates had wagered.
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The law enforcement official, who spoke to The Associated Press on Friday on condition of anonymity, said the referee was aware of the investigation and had made arrangements to surrender as early as next week to face charges. The official, who did not identify the referee, is familiar with the investigation but was not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation.
The investigation first was reported Friday by the New York Post.
The law enforcement official said the bets involved thousands of dollars and were made on games during the 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 seasons.
The FBI probe, which began recently, also involves allegations that the referee had connections to organized crime associates. Other arrests are expected, the official said.
The referee had a gambling problem, according to the official, and was approached by low-level mob associates through an acquaintance.
Nevada gambling regulators were not involved in an investigation and had no information about the allegations, said Jerry Markling, enforcement chief for the state Gaming Commission and Gaming Control Board.
Jay Kornegay, executive director of the sports book at the Las Vegas Hilton, said he had never seen any unusual activity in NBA betting, and was surprised not to have heard about an investigation until Friday.
"Whispers would have happened on the street, and we would have heard something," Kornegay said. "Any type of su ious or unusual movements, you usually hear in the industry. We're so regulated and policed, any kind of su ion would be discussed.
"We haven't seen anything like that in the NBA that I can remember," he said, "and we haven't been contacted by anybody."
Kornegay said legal sports betting in Nevada represents a fraction of sports betting worldwide, with 98.5 percent of all action taken outside the state. Clayton cited a 2005 estimate by the National Gambling Impact Study Commission that found $380 billion is wagered on illegal sports betting, compared with $2.25 billion in legal sports betting in Nevada.
Gambling long has been a problem in sports, and leagues have made a point of educating players of the potential pitfalls. The NBA, for example, discusses gambling at rookie orientation, even bringing in former mobster Michael Franceze to speak.
NBA commissioner David Stern had long objected to putting a team in Las Vegas because it permits betting on basketball, though earlier this year allowed Mayor Oscar Goodman to submit a proposal to owners on how the city would handle wagering on a team if it moved there.
I doubt the FBI would have notified the league they were investigating this ref until they were ready to arrest him.
I also doubt that if Stern knew this was going to come out, he would not have reinstated Crawford (not saying he is the one being investigated), who is the only ref in the last 20 years to have a reason to question his impartiality.
Hmmm. Donaghy. That's interesting, but it also makes a lot of sense now that I think about it a bit.
I was wrong to go off on Spooner.
This is probably getting way too much speculation as far as it's affects on the League itself, but from an individual standpoint (if guilty) this is worse than Pete Rose.
he reffed game 3 against phx all i could find so far
I agree with that on both counts. I don't suspect the league had any idea about something like this and I don't think there's some league-wide effort to alter the outcomes of games, despite what the conspiracy theorists among us might choose to believe. Again, this strikes me as a matter involving a single official who started gambling and got in too deep. That's not an NBA-wide problem; it's a single official problem that doesn't have one thing to do with the way in which the league runs its games.
Where can we find a list of games that he has reffed?
For those wondering, Donaghy reffed one Spurs game during the Playoffs:
WCSF Game 3: Spurs over Suns 108-101
Which means that clearly the mob influenced the decision to keep Bruce Bowen in the game after viciously hurling his knee into Steve Nash's manhood.For those wondering, Donaghy reffed one Spurs game during the Playoffs:
WCSF Game 3: Spurs over Suns 108-101
he did Spurs vs Kings game 4 last season, Spurs lost by 18
But did they cover?
I know what you're saying. I'll note, though, that it was Ed Rush, IIRC, who refused to do anything more than assess an offensive foul.
correct me if im wrong,,,but isnt that the game they got a huge lead, then saw it evaporate? i wonder what the point spred was ont hat game.
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Do or do not...there is no try
If you think he's the only ref betting on games, you're crazy.
You think Pete Rose was the only player or manager betting on baseball?
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