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Timothy Francis Donaghy (/ ˈ d ɒ n ə ɡ i / DON-ə-ghee; born January 7, 1967) [2] is an American former professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons from 1994 to 2007 until he was caught in a gambling scandal. [3]
Tim Donaghy. The 2007 NBA betting scandal was a scandal involving the National Basketball Association (NBA) and accusations that an NBA referee used his knowledge of relationships between referees, coaches, players and owners to bet on professional basketball games.
Grundy had 3 prior DWI convictions. He was arrested a fourth time for DWI in 2011 and, instead of facing the charges, left the country to play abroad until he was arrested again in 2017. [341] Henry James: Retired Dealing cocaine: 5 years [342] [343] "Fast" Eddie Johnson: Retired Burglary, robbery, drug possession, sexual assault on a minor
Some players and coaches felt the game was improved by their absence. [2] [3] The NBA responded by hiring replacement referees from the Eastern Basketball League and elsewhere. [3] Costing only $300 per game, plus a $40 per diem, the NBA made do with scabs until their inferior officiating caused complaints from players and fans. The NBA agreed ...
In the book, Donaghy describes his time as a referee in the CBA and NBA, discussing the NBA's inner workings, refereeing bias, TV media markets, owners in the NBA, marriage and divorce, NBA "scandals" (NBA favoring big-market teams, manipulating playoffs to extend to Game 7, star player privileges and so forth), his time in jail, court process ...
A youth basketball coach was charged with assault after slugging a referee in the face during a tournament match. ... The youth coach allegedly snapped and ripped a basketball from the referee’s ...
Ronnie Nunn (born in Brooklyn, New York) [1] is a former professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for nineteen seasons and served for five years as the league's Director of Officials, [2] until being reassigned in 2008 in the wake of the Tim Donaghy scandal.
Multiple posts being shared on Facebook claims the National Football League (NFL) has fired three referees for taking part in large-scale bribery scandals. Verdict: False There is no proof that ...