Also, I read on another insider forum that a player's name will be coming out. No other info.

 

 

Former NBA official Tim Donaghy will reportedly give federal prosecutors information that will implicate other referees in some forms of gambling activity as part of his cooperation with government officials.

 

The offenses might not include any criminal activity, but could draw the ire of NBA commissioner David Stern, who has insisted the Donaghy situation was that of a "rogue, isolated criminal."

 

A report on 1050 ESPN Radio in New York said Donaghy will give prosecutors as many as 20 names of other NBA officials and will detail their involvement in some form of gambling activity. The specifics of the gambling allegations are reportedly believed to include betting in casinos.

 

"As far as we know, the misconduct was isolated to one individual, and we'll stand by that until proven otherwise," National Basketball Referees Association director Lamell McMorris told ESPN.com's Chris Sheridan. "We'll review whatever information Tim Donaghy alleges, but as far as we're concerned, the only person whose conduct has been proven wrong is Tim Donaghy. We're dealing with truth, not hearsay, and the truth is that the only person who has pleaded guilty to any kind of wrongdoing is Tim Donaghy."

 

NBA spokesman Brian McIntyre said the league had received no information regarding the possibility of other officials being investigated.

 

On Friday, Donaghy spoke to the New York Daily News.

 

"I'm very sorry about what happened," he said outside his home. "I'm not going to say anything beyond that. This is an ongoing case -- I can't say anything else."

 

The NBA's collective bargaining agreement with the officials bans gambling by referees, although there is one exception -- officials are allowed to go to the racetrack and bet on horses during the offseason.

 

Donaghy, who pleaded guilty on Thursday and was released on $250,000 bond, faces a maximum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced Nov. 9 for conspiracy to engage in wire fraud and transmitting betting information through interstate commerce. He also must pay a $500,000 fine and at least $30,000 in restitution to the government.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2979605

I want my money back on those games i lost because of this putz

there is no player who plays enough in a game to influence it that could benefit enough to take money. all of the guys in a position to change a game would have to be outright retarded to take whatever they did while they're making multiple millions. and i know, saying this, after finding out michael vick has been killing dogs in the offseason might be a little naive, but thats the fantasy world i want to live in until otherwise.

Normally I would bash someone for snitching like that, but in a case like this they all deserve to be outed and it needs to be done to clean up the sport...it's been obvious this has been going on, and my first reaction was "I'm sure he's not the only one"

The specifics of the gambling allegations are reportedly believed to include betting in casinos.

 

If that's all it is then put me down as someone who doesn't really give a crap if NBA refs play poker in Vegas. From the NBA's standpoint, it's a breach of contract, but as far as the prosecuters go, it's not even illegal. Now if they're betting on NBA games, that's a different story.

I don't know what it is but for some reason, all of this doesn't bother me that much. Maybe I'm just too big of a NBA fan or maybe my view will change when/if more comes out but as of right now I'll be watching the same ammount of games as I always did and rooting for my team the same way. I just don't think that what Donaghy directly did is as big a problem as it is being made out to be. I don't think large ammounts of games were fixed nor is this big enough that it has totally derailed honest competition.

 

Most of this is speculation/feeling but I find baseball's problems to be a much bigger issue then this. I'm probably in the minority though.

I don't know what it is but for some reason, all of this doesn't bother me that much. Maybe I'm just too big of a NBA fan or maybe my view will change when/if more comes out but as of right now I'll be watching the same ammount of games as I always did and rooting for my team the same way. I just don't think that what Donaghy directly did is as big a problem as it is being made out to be. I don't think large ammounts of games were fixed nor is this big enough that it has totally derailed honest competition.

 

Most of this is speculation/feeling but I find baseball's problems to be a much bigger issue then this. I'm probably in the minority though.

 

I think it depends what comes of this alleged revelation, but I have to say as another big NBA fan, that this has seriously lessened my interest in the sport.

 

And I feel this is a tremendously bigger deal than steroids in baseball. With steroids, you have a large amount of people doing them, dubious performance benefits, and even then a situation where the other team still tries to uphold the integrity of competition and get the player(s) out or get hits off him. With this, integrity of competition is completely thrown out the window, and that's a huge deal.

 

If it comes out that more refs were in on this, or even God forbid a player, my interest may be done.

there is no player who plays enough in a game to influence it that could benefit enough to take money. all of the guys in a position to change a game would have to be outright retarded to take whatever they did while they're making multiple millions. and i know, saying this, after finding out michael vick has been killing dogs in the offseason might be a little naive, but thats the fantasy world i want to live in until otherwise.

 

I'm sure they were compesated quite good.... I highly doubt any player will be dumb enough to take risk without $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ then some...