Unless the New York Post is wrong — and it is never wrong — an as-yet-unnamed NBA official made calls that affected the point spreads of the games he was working because he was betting on games and was closely tied to an organized crime syndicate.
Personally, I'm a little skeptical. It's pretty hard to believe that only one NBA referee is fixing games.
Federal agents are set to arrest the referee and a cadre of mobsters and their associates who lined their pockets, sources said. "These are dangerous people [the referee] was involved with," a source said…
The sources indicated the referee apparently had a gambling problem, slipped into debt and fell prey to mob thugs. "That's how he got himself into this predicament" by wagering with mob-connected bookies, one source said.
That's why I recommend Bruno above the deli at 4th Avenue and 83rd Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn — totally mob-free! And he does all his own finger-breaking. It's a really personal experience.
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A dishonest NBA referee eh? Who'd a thunk it. Seriously these guys suck, the only honest thing any of those shmucks have done is french kiss Charles Barkley at the All Star break this year.
a foul is only a foul if the referee blows his whistle
sheed, I was going to say it's probably that old bastard who sandbagged it in his footrace against Charles Barkley.
Dwayne Wade's fatass dad couldn't outrun a beached whale, let alone a grandfatherly old gentleman.
Please, dear God, let it be Violet Palmer.
-Bill Simmons
Betting with Bookies with Mob Ties in a world with Bodog and online gambling. I mean, Come On people.
My bet: Dick Bavetta. By last name alone.
I was so disappointed when the 'look-alike' referee in the WWF was paid off by Ted DiBiase.
Hugh-
"That's how he got himself into this predicament"
My bet: Dick Bavetta. By last name alone.
I think Bennett Salvatore might have a better case on those grounds, Punch.
Jack Neis. His douchebag son, Eric, probably owes somebody some money.
Are you saying that Violet Palmer doesn't have a penis?
I'm thinking Crawford…He probaly had money on that Spurs game when he tossed TIMMAY for giggling…cranky old pig fucker!
Either that or Jack Nies. How else would his son have become so popular?
he should've gone to hesh rabkin to borrow money to repay the gambling debt
jack nies' son was popular ?
Co60: For about 6 seconds in the early 90's…
dammit
Jack Nies' son: [www.imdb.com]
Quite a resume you got the Eric…
Fixing games on behalf of the mob?
Mr. Stern is going to be very pissed that some ref bypassed him as the middle man.
Hah, the Commish is pissed he didnt get his cut.
Jack Nies is 250 years old
Speaking of the mob. Is it me or does the guy in the pic look like a slim tony soprano?
What a Goddamn disgrace. Now I can't wholeheartedly enjoy or support Baseball, Football, or Basketball or I would be doing a disservice to the country.
@the 5th macc lad
It's photoshopped in by 289.
I think it's Steve Javie. Look at his slicked back hair and soulless eyes.
It's Anthony.
The Post is reporting that the suspected referee is none other than Dick Gephardt.
[www.opaquelucidity.com]
"According to authorities, the NBA official being questioned about gambling and fixing games is neither Violet Palmer nor Dee Kantner. Despite what some have dubbed "questionable calls" over the years, a spokesperson for the NBA Officials Union stated, 'We understand why people would assume that either Violet or Dee was the referee in question, based on some bizarre and inexplicable officiating. However, we would like to state unequivocably that they have not been influenced by gambling or the mob, and their glaring ineptitude is genuine."
It's got to be Billy Crystal.
The 4 letter is saying it's Tim Donaghy a 13 year vet.
All the people, like myself, that believe the NBA is fixed are having a terrific laugh today.
i remember thinking about how much the suns got screwed in the spurs/suns series before this story. now it's just fucking ridiculous. so i guess tim donaghy was a ref for game 3 when amare fouled out in 21 minutes. i definitely remember being upset about some of those calls because me and my friends were bitching about some of them after the game was over. fucking mobsters. why can't they favor the spread for the fucking suns. i'm so fucking upset right now. the only thing that made me feel better was when i talked to my spurs friend who was completely adamant about how the spurs won the series fair before this, but now he says that we were definitely completely fucking screwed and i have every right to be upset. tim donaghy should be sentenced to death by having every suns fan get in a line and have each one kick him in the balls while everyone bets on whether or not it will take more or less than 500 kicks to finish him off. here's an insider tip, i'm gonna put some poisoned spikes on the front of my shoe so you should probably bet under the spread.