>http://www.latimes.com/sports/printedition/la-sp-nbafix11-2008jun11,0,2270970.story>Disgraced NBA referee alleges 2002 playoff conspiracy>Haraz N. Ghanbari / Associated Press>Tim Donaghy claims in a letter filed by his lawyer that "it was in the NBA's interest to add another game" to the 2002 playoff series between the Lakers and Kings.Tim Donaghy, in court filing ahead of his sentencing hearing on betting scandal, says officials favored Lakers over Kings in Game 6 to assure a Game 7 in the Western Conference finals.>By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times Staff WriterJune 11, 2008In my defense, what would get better TV ratings in the Finals, Kobe and Shaq, or some farm team with no fans outside Northern California?
All time low in ratings if Excramento won. Who were the Eastern Conf. Champs? 76ers? Nothing about that series would be interesting, other than "talking about PRACTICE?"
>>151779nvm it was the Nets. An even more boring team.
yeah men!!
Donaghy's in a tight spot right now, and he's going to start making shit up. Like Jose Canseco, or Scheherezade.
>>151840The thing is the stuff he's making up makes perfect sense.
>>151989And Canseco was right about some things too, but a lot of it was pure slander.
Sacramento Kings 2002 NBA Champions
>>151989he has lawyers that know what they are doing, they probably sat in a room and said "hmm well remember when everyone was mad at me for calling all thoses fouls on the kings, or what about when van gundy got fined can we use that?"no one will do a jose conseco and just make baseless stuff up like he did with a-rodAnd does every body forget when the refs made the wrong call in that same series and gave the kings the ball when they knocked it out of bounds? that led to a bibby 3 that won the game. no one seems to remember that
>>152136I remember an illegal screen was set on fisher that freed bibby up for that shot.
this could have all been avoided if the kings would have taken vladi out and put in gerald wallacehe would have blocked horry's sho and would be the only bobcat with a ring (until next year)
lol i knew it . NBA IS RIGGED
This story is SO fake.
Fill in the blankTHE NBA IS FULL OF []IGGERS!Answer:[R]IGGERS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_i3Vnd0n44no blood, no foul? moar liek no ambulance, no foul.
Ok, seriously, as a person watching that game, it was clearly fixed. Tim is shit, but guess what, he's right. Fuck the NBA.
if you dont think the NBA is fixed you are in the minority (like white people in the NBA)
>>152540I bet them kings fans are mighty bitter.
>>152564fucking right we're bitter as shit.
>>152540>If you don't think the NBA is fixed you are a rationally thinking person who doesn't jump right to conclusions and immediately take the word of a corrupt and lying ex-ref who would say anything to anyone to escape or lessen any sentence he gets.Fix'd
>>15254020% are Laker* fans.
>>152540only 20% of fox viewers are retarded?
>>152661lakerfag and/or sternfagwatch game 6, that's all you need
>>152703>BAWWWIt isn't the first time a game has been questionable, but it wasn't like it was SO OBVIOUSLY FIX'D OMFG! They couldn't hit their shots that would have kept them in it, that's not the fault of the refs.
why does every one think stern would go out of his way to help phil jackson? a man he hates only less than mark cuban?and fans are always looking for conspircies. no one believs paul pierce is actually hurt but we beleived a convicted felon trying to find anything to black mail the nba with?Please tell me we are more reasonable people than this. im a celtsfag and was wishing for the kings to beat the lakers but this conspiracy stuff is ridiculous
Didn't they also talk about how a 2005 playoff series was fixed?
>>152723they were talking about when van gundy said the referees were treating yao unfairly. cuban started complaing about yao's moving screens and the refs started calling themno conpiracy
Somebody say conspiracy?
nobody believes me
>>152720It's not about helping Phil Jackson, it's about the TV ratings and the money from ticket sales and such.
By the way, Donaghy did not officiate any of the games of the 2002 Western Conference Finals
>>152741I believe you talking skinflake.
BIG SHOOOT BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB!
BAWWW!!! BAWWWW!!! YOU GOT RIGGED GUYS??? BAAWWWW!!!!!! BAAWWW!!!! YOU'VE BEEN SCREWED BY THE LEAGUE???? BAAWWWW!!!! BAAAWWW!!!!
>>152752OH MAN YOU MAKE PERFECT SENSE. STERN TOTALLY RIGGED THAT SHIT BECAUSE LOOK AT LAST YEARS FINALS' TV RATINGS. SHIT MAN THEY WERE OFF THE CHARTS! YOU HIT THAT RIGHT ON THE FUKKEN HEAD!
Its true. Any non-Laker fan that watched that game has known for 6 years.
I'm a kings fan now because it's cool
It's pretty obvious those games were fixed. So it comes down to Donaghy either admitting to being involved with illegal gambling or putting the blame on stern.Seeing as Donaghy's not likely to admit the former, it's not surprising. Especially considering the guy FUCKING FIXED GAMES.
Hmmm. Im guessing Stern ordered the Kings to tank their free throws and go like 2-20 shooting 3's too.BBAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
>>15254080% of people who use Fox News are retarded. scientific fact right thar.