Tim Donaghy gets
odds, following NBA conspiracy allegations
Former
NBA referee Tim Donaghy is awaiting sentencing for gambling on
NBA games he officiated, but he is not keeping quiet. The ref
recently accused NBA of fixing playoff games in order to prolong
the series and keep the revenues coming in the coffers of all
involved. The most infamous instance given by Donaghy was the
highly controversial Game 6 of the Lakers-Kings playoff series
in 2002. "Referees A, F and G were officiating a playoff
series between Teams 5 and 6 in May of 2002. It was the sixth
game of a seven-game series, and a Team 5 victory that night
would have ended the series. However, Tim learned from Referee A
that Referees A and F wanted to extend the series to seven
games. Tim knew referees A and F to be 'company men,' always
acting in the interest of the NBA, and that night, it was in the
NBA's interest to add another game to the series. Referees A and
F heavily favored Team 6. Personal fouls [resulting in obviously
injured players] were ignored even when they occurred in full
view of the referees. Conversely, the referees called made-up
fouls on Team 5 in order to give additional free throw
opportunities for Team 6. Their foul-calling also led to the
ejection of two Team 5 players. The referees' favoring of Team 6
led to that team's victory that night, and Team 6 came back from
behind to win that series," read a letter Tim Donaghy
submitted via his attorney.
Now prosecutors asked a judge to
consider giving Donaghy a break on his sentence for gambling on
NBA games to reward his "substantial assistance" in an
investigation that resulted in indictment and guilty pleas of a
professional gambler and a middleman, both former high school
classmates of the referee. What will be the outcome? Will he get
off the hook? With NBA fans across the country hoping for the
worst for Donaghy, odds makers at
BetUS are aiding them in their
quest for answers. Analysts at the site posted odds on all
things Tim Donaghy:
Odds on another NBA ref to come forward with
allegations 9/5
Odds that Donaghy is lying 7/2
Odds on pet name he is given in prison by Bubba:
Mary 6/4
Sally3/1
Tina 14/5
Chrissy 2/1
Moira15/2
Beth10/1
Melinda8/1
Odds on Donaghy's favorite activity when in prison
Crying4/1
Talking to himself 10/1
Making paper doll cut outs7/1
Feeding pigeons3/1
Doing "favors"1/1
Over/under on amount of weight he loses while in prison: 30lbs
Will it be a sunny or dark day when Donaghy goes to prison?
Sunny day 10/13
Dark day 5/13
Published on
06/12/2008
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