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Referee match-fixing scandal haunts about NBA
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-07-24 15:07
National Basketball Association is involved into match-fixing by referee
as FBI gambling investigation plunged into retired referee Tim Donaghy on
Monday amid disturbing reports.
The New York Post, citing an unnamed source, reported Donaghy was ready
to cooperate with authorities and name other referees, players, coaches
and gambling figures who might be involved in the league-rocking scandal.
A terrified Donaghy, whose name was first unearthed during wiretaps in
the Gambino mobster case, had received death threats and received police
protection in the wake of the probe, the Post reported, saying relatives
urged him to join a witness relocation program.
Federal investigators are looking into claims Donaghy, 40, worked with
mobsters to fix margins and outcomes of NBA games to pay off gambling
debts.
He resigned earlier this month after a 13-year career following
allegations that he bet on games that he officiated.
No specific games in which he was involved have been revealed as being
under scrutiny, although among those he handled was a game in the San
Antonio-Phoenix playoff series.
San Antonio beat the Suns and swept to the NBA crown over Cleveland in
the finals.
NBA commissioner David Stern has called a Tuesday morning news conference
where he will answer questions on the matter. He made a statement Friday
when news of the scandal became public.
The New York Daily News, citing an unnamed source, reported NBA officials
had a private investigator following Donaghy more than a year ago but
continued to assign him to games into the second round of the NBA
playoffs last May.
The News also reported that Donaghy received an above-average evaluation
from superiors last season, when Donaghy called the most technical fouls
of any referee in the NBA.
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