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Who is Tim Donaghy?
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Tim Donaghy is infamous for being the NBA referee that was tied to the mafia and gambling on his own NBA games. Here are some other facts about him:
| | Tim Donaghy (born January 7, 1967 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania) is a former professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons from 1994 to 2007. |
| | Career - During his career in the NBA, Donaghy officiated in 772 regular-season games and 20 playoff games. |
| | Resignation - Donaghy resigned in early July 2007 just prior to reports of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for allegations that he bet on games that he officiated over the prior two seasons and that he made calls affecting the point spread in those games. |
| | Background - Donaghy attended Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield, Pennsylvania and is one of four NBA referees from the same school along with Joey Crawford, Mike Callahan, and Ed Malloy. |
| | Prior Experience - Prior to officiating in the NBA, Donaghy spent five years working Pennsylvania high school games, seven seasons in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), and was the head official for the 1993 CBA All-Star Game. |
| | The Brawl - Since joining the NBA in 1994, Donaghy's career in the league was best-known previously as one of three referees who worked the infamous Detroit Pistons - Indiana Pacers game at The Palace of Auburn Hills on November 19, 2004 that ended with Pacers players fighting with Pistons fans. |
| | Rasheed Wallace - Donaghy was also involved in another controversial incident in 2003 when he called a technical foul on Rasheed Wallace, then playing with the Portland Trail Blazers, for allegedly throwing a ball at another official during a game played at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon. While Donaghy was leaving the arena, he was confronted by Wallace at the arena's loading dock in which Wallace screamed obscenities towards Donaghy. Donaghy claimed Wallace threatened him, and after an investigation by the NBA, the league suspended Wallace for seven games. This was the longest suspension issued by the league for an incident not involving violence or drugs. |
| | Betting on NBA Games - Donaghy, who has a gambling problem, placed tens of thousands of dollars in bets on games during the 2005-06 NBA season and 2006-07 NBA season and had been approached by lower level mob associates to work on a gambling scheme.
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What's the world coming to when you can't trust referees?
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