Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Corruption of refs in the NBA Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]Jubilance[/m] at 9:37 pm on June 15, 2012[quote]Tim Donaghy is a douche. I haven't read his book, but I wouldn't take anything wrote seriously. I'm Sure there must be some truths in his book. It's NO secret the NBA is fixed. Star Athletes will always get preferential l treatment from the refs. When you have players like D-Wade and Lebron James going to the line every time they touch the ball, it's so obvious. The NBA just like every other sport, company are a business, their job is to make money. They'll will do that by any means necessary. [/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Aero360 Posted at 4:15 pm on June 15, 2012 Has anyone ever read any of Tim Donaghy's book? Donaghy was a referee in the NBA who was involved in a gambling scandal, betting on the very games he was officiating, and he accused two league officials of rigging a very important game in NBA history. He wrote a book about all the corruption among league officials (while he was serving about a year in prison for his involvement in the scandal). You can read some excerpts from his book here: http://deadspin.com/5392067/excerpts-from-the-book-the-nba-doesnt-want-you-to-read And here's one of my favorite excerpts from the chapter about player favoritism: During pregame warm-ups, Shaquille O'Neal approached Stafford and asked him to let some air out of the ball. "Is this the game ball?" O'Neal asked. "It's too hard. C'mon, D, let a little air out of it." Stafford then summoned one of the ball boys, asked for an air needle, and let some air out of the ball, getting a big wink and a smile from O'Neal. And another one of my favs: The 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings presents a stunning example of game and series manipulation at its ugliest. As the teams prepared for Game 6 at the Staples Center, Sacramento had a 3-2 lead in the series. The referees assigned to work Game 6 were Dick Bavetta, Bob Delaney, and Ted Bernhardt. As soon as the referees for the game were chosen, the rest of us knew immediately that there would be a Game 7. A prolonged series was good for the league, good for the networks, and good for the game. Oh, and one more thing: it was great for the big-market, star-studded Los Angeles Lakers.

Replies the arsonist Posted at 12:10 pm on June 18, 2012 game 6 of the '02 western conference finals was one of the worst games in NBA history Valid Posted at 9:53 pm on June 15, 2012 Quote: from Sweet Erica at 12:37 am on June 16, 2012 Tim Donaghy is a douche. I haven't read his book, but I wouldn't take anything wrote seriously. I'm Sure there must be some truths in his book. It's NO secret the NBA is fixed. Star Athletes will always get preferential l treatment from the refs. When you have players like D-Wade and Lebron James going to the line every time they touch the ball, it's so obvious. The NBA just like every other sport, company are a business, their job is to make money. They'll will do that by any means necessary. The fact that Wade and LeBron act like they got shot every time someone lays a finger on them doesn't help matters much, either. Jubilance Posted at 9:37 pm on June 15, 2012 Tim Donaghy is a douche. I haven't read his book, but I wouldn't take anything wrote seriously. I'm Sure there must be some truths in his book. It's NO secret the NBA is fixed. Star Athletes will always get preferential l treatment from the refs. When you have players like D-Wade and Lebron James going to the line every time they touch the ball, it's so obvious. The NBA just like every other sport, company are a business, their job is to make money. They'll will do that by any means necessary. Tvirus Posted at 5:44 pm on June 15, 2012 Quote: from cockboy at 5:05 pm on June 15, 2012 Quote: from Y E S at 7:44 pm on June 15, 2012 Nba is now wwe scripted lol nba needs moar pyrotechnics though they already have wannabe divas   cockboy Posted at 5:05 pm on June 15, 2012 Quote: from Y E S at 7:44 pm on June 15, 2012 Nba is now wwe scripted lol nba needs moar pyrotechnics though polio Posted at 4:51 pm on June 15, 2012 hahah yeah david stern is pretty much ruling the whole thing, ridiculous. Tvirus Posted at 4:44 pm on June 15, 2012 Nba is now wwe scripted Valid Posted at 4:35 pm on June 15, 2012 That corruption seemed to be on full display last night when LeBron mugged Durant on one of the last plays of that game and no foul was called. Wasn't the reason OKC lost, but still. All 8 previous replies displayed.