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Donaghy Talks, but Says Nothing

Much to the chagrin of David Stern and his staff, Tim Donaghy is a popular name during these NBA Finals. Seven months after finishing his prison sentence, the disgraced former referee has popped up in the most unlikely of seats: NBA analyst. Donaghy's NBA thoughts have appeared on Huffington Post, one of the web's largest...

NBA Front Office Predictably Smiling and Waving About Officials

It's too much to expect the NBA to own up to how dreadful the officiating has been in the playoffs over the last few years, and particularly in these Finals. It's just not what you do. The same way BP is dishing out promises that they're doing everything they can and they have the public's best interest at heart, you come...

Bending Rules for Perkins, Celtics Hurts NBA's Image

The NBA wonders why it has such an image problem, why hard-core fans still believe that outcomes are influenced by the desires of the league office, why most everyone thinks there are different standards for different players when it comes to officials. It's because of rulings like Thursday's, allowing Celtics center...

Van Gundy Calls Donaghy's Book Tour 'Despicable'

Magic coach Stan Van Gundy has been around the NBA long enough to understand the business of selling a book – however tainted it may be -- but he doesn't have to like it. And with Tim Donaghy, the disgraced former league official, Van Gundy hates what he sees happening. Since leaving prison, where he served 15...

Donaghy's Iverson Allegation New to NBA

On Sunday, CBS aired a 60 Minutes interview with Tim Donaghy, the disgraced former NBA referee/convicted felon who has admitted to gambling on games he officiated. In the interview, Donaghy discussed passages of his new book, including a fair bit on his allegation that referees (himself included) conspired in early 2007 to...

Tim Donaghy News From the Web

06/01/12 Scott Foster, Recipient Of 134 Tim Donaghy Phone... Source: CBS - WBZ-TV - Boston MA Bust out those Tim Donaghy masks , Celtics fans, because an old friend will be at the Garden on Friday night.
05/29/12 Tim Donaghy Says Ray Allen's Technical 'Threw Me for a... Source: NESN The officiating for Game 1 of the Celtics-Heat series was suspect, so what better person to hear from than Tim Donaghy ?
04/30/12 Rajon Rondo Could See Two-Game Suspension Despite Marc... Source: NESN Rajon Rondo might be developing a bit of a reputation within NBA circles when it comes to dealing with referees.
04/10/12 Are sports administrators influencing the TV product? Source: The Roar In an era where TV rights are as much as 50-60 percent of the total revenue for some football codes, is anyone concerned about the temptation to manipulate the game to produce high drama?

Background on Tim Donaghy

Tim Donaghy (; born January 7, 1967) is a former professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons, from 1994 to 2007. During his career in the NBA, Donaghy officiated in 772 regular season games and 20 playoff games.

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