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This morning, the New York Daily News broke word the NBA has punished six referees for minor contractual violations no one cared about before June. The crimes were gambling, and the impetus for investigation was Tim Donaghy's alleged game fixing.David Stern himself couldn't have scripted how quickly this scandal would drift from public consciousness. Back in July, people were talking about Donaghy killing the league. Even we here at FanHouse were largely mortified by the impact of the allegations. Now when it all comes down, only six referees (on a staff of 60) were found to have done so much as hit a craps table, let alone wager on games they were playing.
Maybe the news gets some unsavory attention for the league tomorrow, maybe a few pundits take the opportunity to blast the NBA again. But really, isn't your faith in the league's sanctity regalvanized when you hear only six refs even do a little legal gambling? One bad apple, six rule-benders, 53 saints (in this category, at least). I'll take it.
Meanwhile, Donaghy is waiting to be sentenced, which comes in January. Until then, this scandal is dead.
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