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- First Reported by the [http: //www.nypost.com/seven/07202007/news/columnists/nba_in_a_fix_columnists_murray_weiss.htm New York Post]
- Referee's name is Tim Donaghy
- Officiated 68 Games in 2005-2006 Season
- Officiated 63 Games in 2006-2007 Season
- Officiated 20 Playoff Games, 5 in 2006-2007 Season
- Possible Mob Connections
- Games during the 2005-2007 Season may have been involved
- Thousands of dollars reportedly may have been betted
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The NBA Referee Betting Scandal was first reported by the New York Post. It alleges that Tim Donaghy, a 13 Year Veteran NBA Referee with a gambling problem, may have affected games he participated in. According to sources he may have been approached by low level mob associates through an acquaintance.
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ESPN Coverage of NBA Referee Betting Scandal
- Note: The ESPN links in this section contain pop-ups.
- Donaghy pleads guilty, could face up to 25 years in prison (August 15, 2007)
- Congressman seeks talk with Stern about scandal (July 27, 2007)
- Stern: Donaghy only referee believed to have bet (July 25, 2007)
- Report: Authorities concerned for ref's safety (July 24, 2007)
- Stern's Donaghy news conference transcript (July 24, 2007)
- Stein: Big Donaghy questions ... and answers (July 24, 2007)
- Page 2: The Sports Guy: The Donaghy scandal (July 23, 2007)
- Report: Feds believe NBA ref will help with probe (July 23, 2007)
- Q&A: Specialty bets are easiest kind to fix for NBA referee (July 23, 2007)
- Page 2: Jackson: Gambling addiction (July 23, 2007)
- Chris Sheridan Blog: Team USA on Donaghy (July 20, 2007)
- Donaghy under investigation for betting on NBA Games (July 20, 2007)
- A Potential Nightmare (July 20, 2007)
- The Donaghy File (July 20, 2007)
- Mayor: Ref scandal won't hurt Vegas' NBA dream (July 20, 2007)
- True Hoop: Open Season on Tim Donaghy (July 20, 2007)
- Page 2: Corruption on the court (July 20, 2007)
- No easy remedies after rogue fixer news (July 19, 2007)
- Adande: NBA's image takes another hit (July 19, 2007)
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Tim Donaghy News and Information
- Wikipedia: Tim Donaghy
- ESPN.com: Report: Professional gambler suspected Donaghy (August 1, 2007)
- MSNBC: Stern denies NBA knew ref maybe was betting (July 25, 2007)
- CNNSI.com: Ian Thomsen: What if other refs get dragged into scandal? (July 24, 2007)
- ESPN.com: Report: Authorities concerned for ref's safety (July 24, 2007)
- ESPN.com: Report: Feds believe NBA ref will help with probe (July 23, 2007)
- Hoops Blog: Tim Donaghy's Career (July 20, 2007)
- MSNBC.com: Celizic: Ref betting scandal could hurt NBA for good (July 20, 2007)
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