NBA referee says games were tainted by fraternizing

Staff · 06-10-2008, 06:05 PM

A disgraced NBA referee says his fellow refs broke league rules by routinely fraternizing with players, coaches and team management.A letter filed Tuesday in Brooklyn by a lawyer for Tim Donaghy in his federal gambling case alleges the inappropriate relationships influenced the outcomes of games. He claims one general manager in 2004 made a game-day phone call to referees to encourage them to call more personal fouls against an opponent.The letter doesn't name anyone invo

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Qbins Missile Crisis · 06-10-2008, 08:15 PM

I don't know what to believe when it comes to the NBA anymore...do you? THe league needs to learn how to do PR like the NFL

06-10-2008, 09:12 PM

You got that right. It seems like there is so much hearsay being broadcasted. It's just ridiculous.

I do think that there are too many cases of the refs hanging out with the players and coaches. If that is what sports are coming to, this is a sad day. Let's keep the games clean and fair please.

06-10-2008, 06:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
Staff Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,354	NBA referee says games were tainted by fraternizing A disgraced NBA referee says his fellow refs broke league rules by routinely fraternizing with players, coaches and team management.A letter filed Tuesday in Brooklyn by a lawyer for Tim Donaghy in his federal gambling case alleges the inappropriate relationships influenced the outcomes of games. He claims one general manager in 2004 made a game-day phone call to referees to encourage them to call more personal fouls against an opponent.The letter doesn't name anyone invo Continued at My Sportsbook...

06-10-2008, 08:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
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06-10-2008, 09:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
shake-n-break Guest Posts: n/a	You got that right. It seems like there is so much hearsay being broadcasted. It's just ridiculous. I do think that there are too many cases of the refs hanging out with the players and coaches. If that is what sports are coming to, this is a sad day. Let's keep the games clean and fair please.