FBI Looks Into NBA Game Fixing

perfectstormhits · 07-20-2007, 10:39 AM

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The FBI is investigating allegations that a veteran NBA referee bet on basketball games over the past two seasons, including ones in which he officiated.

According to a law enforcement official, authorities are examining whether the referee made calls to affect the point spread in games on which he or associates had wagered.

The law enforcement official, who spoke to the AP on Friday on condition of anonymity, said the referee was aware of the investigation and had made arrangements to surrender as early as next week to face charges. The official, who did not identify the referee, is familiar with the investigation but was not authorized to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation.

The probe, which began recently, also involves allegations that the referee had connections to organized crime associates. Other arrests are expected, the official said.

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noetsi · 07-20-2007, 10:41 AM

They actually have rules in pro basketball???

When was the last time traveling was called, the mid-seventies?

ctjayfan · 07-20-2007, 10:44 AM

When was the last time traveling was called, the mid-seventies?
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Bucky · 07-20-2007, 10:47 AM

I read an article a few weeks back that said the highest home viewership of the San Antonio Spurs / Cleveland Cavaliers final series failed to come close to the worst Monday Night or Sunday Night football game last season.

Just what the NBA needs ...

1Perry · 07-20-2007, 11:07 AM

I know, lets put a team in Vegas.

Bucky · 07-20-2007, 11:08 AM

They pretty much were with that Tarkanian UNLV squad.

dlb · 07-20-2007, 11:29 AM

It's amazing that the NBA game is so uninspiring. These guys are truly fantastic players and athletes. On almost every play, you see something that would take your breath away in a college game. Yet, when the pros do it, it's almost dull.

noetsi · 07-20-2007, 11:36 AM

Because its common. Diversity is what adds spice to a game, and teamwork and strategy which the NBA has largely abandoned, and there is little in the NBA.

We should start a pool on how long before a mod moves this thread to another board

perfectstormhits · 07-20-2007, 11:54 AM

So no hate for the ref?

1Perry · 07-20-2007, 12:01 PM

Why should he be different than the players? They are disrespected and not paid what what they are worth. All he did was do something about it rather than cry in the papers.

noetsi · 07-20-2007, 12:03 PM

NBA players are not paid what they are worth?

sanders · 07-20-2007, 12:17 PM

Will be very interesting to see how this plays out. Could be the biggest news to hit North American pro sports in a long time.

noetsi · 07-20-2007, 12:42 PM

I think the steroid issue is probably more important accross sports.

ctjayfan · 07-20-2007, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by noetsi

I think the steroid issue is probably more important accross sports.

And especailly GOLF!!

Bucky · 07-20-2007, 12:58 PM

Was the pitching mound ever moved back in major league baseball? I'm thinking it's always stayed the same. Anyway, I'm wondering if the game would change for the better if the hoops were raised to 11'. Or, perhaps they make it wider so as to encourage more peripheral game (and takeaway the three).

07-20-2007, 10:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
noetsi Legend Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11,923	They actually have rules in pro basketball??? When was the last time traveling was called, the mid-seventies? __________________ "Any successful society needs haves and have-nots. Anarchy ensues when too much power rests with the people. There's less friction and more efficiency when the well-intentioned elites who drive the economy also run the country." Zen 'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy....' Ezekial 16:49-50 "Oh please, nobody cares about the Constitution" YH* 6/9/08

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ctjayfan Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: CT Posts: 3,446	When was the last time traveling was called, the mid-seventies? __________________ If your name was not Larry Bird, the odds were against you, and you would be called for traveling. __________________ How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve The World... -Anne Frank-

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Bucky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 40,000 Feet Posts: 2,832	I read an article a few weeks back that said the highest home viewership of the San Antonio Spurs / Cleveland Cavaliers final series failed to come close to the worst Monday Night or Sunday Night football game last season. Just what the NBA needs ... __________________ Already, China uses more coal than the United States, the European Union and Japan combined. And it has increased coal consumption 14 percent in each of the past two years in the broadest industrialization ever. Every week to 10 days, another coal-fired power plant opens somewhere in China that is big enough to serve all the households in Dallas or San Diego. --- New York Times

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Bucky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 40,000 Feet Posts: 2,832	They pretty much were with that Tarkanian UNLV squad. __________________ Already, China uses more coal than the United States, the European Union and Japan combined. And it has increased coal consumption 14 percent in each of the past two years in the broadest industrialization ever. Every week to 10 days, another coal-fired power plant opens somewhere in China that is big enough to serve all the households in Dallas or San Diego. --- New York Times

07-20-2007, 11:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
noetsi Legend Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11,923	Because its common. Diversity is what adds spice to a game, and teamwork and strategy which the NBA has largely abandoned, and there is little in the NBA. We should start a pool on how long before a mod moves this thread to another board __________________ "Any successful society needs haves and have-nots. Anarchy ensues when too much power rests with the people. There's less friction and more efficiency when the well-intentioned elites who drive the economy also run the country." Zen 'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy....' Ezekial 16:49-50 "Oh please, nobody cares about the Constitution" YH* 6/9/08

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1Perry Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,531	I know, lets put a team in Vegas.

07-20-2007, 11:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
dlb Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,291	It's amazing that the NBA game is so uninspiring. These guys are truly fantastic players and athletes. On almost every play, you see something that would take your breath away in a college game. Yet, when the pros do it, it's almost dull.

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perfectstormhits Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,742	So no hate for the ref?

07-20-2007, 12:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
1Perry Hall of Famer Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 6,531	Why should he be different than the players? They are disrespected and not paid what what they are worth. All he did was do something about it rather than cry in the papers.

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noetsi Legend Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11,923	NBA players are not paid what they are worth? __________________ "Any successful society needs haves and have-nots. Anarchy ensues when too much power rests with the people. There's less friction and more efficiency when the well-intentioned elites who drive the economy also run the country." Zen 'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy....' Ezekial 16:49-50 "Oh please, nobody cares about the Constitution" YH* 6/9/08

07-20-2007, 12:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
sanders Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 319	Will be very interesting to see how this plays out. Could be the biggest news to hit North American pro sports in a long time.

07-20-2007, 12:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
noetsi Legend Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 11,923	I think the steroid issue is probably more important accross sports. __________________ "Any successful society needs haves and have-nots. Anarchy ensues when too much power rests with the people. There's less friction and more efficiency when the well-intentioned elites who drive the economy also run the country." Zen 'Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy....' Ezekial 16:49-50 "Oh please, nobody cares about the Constitution" YH* 6/9/08

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Bucky Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 40,000 Feet Posts: 2,832	Was the pitching mound ever moved back in major league baseball? I'm thinking it's always stayed the same. Anyway, I'm wondering if the game would change for the better if the hoops were raised to 11'. Or, perhaps they make it wider so as to encourage more peripheral game (and takeaway the three). __________________ Already, China uses more coal than the United States, the European Union and Japan combined. And it has increased coal consumption 14 percent in each of the past two years in the broadest industrialization ever. Every week to 10 days, another coal-fired power plant opens somewhere in China that is big enough to serve all the households in Dallas or San Diego. --- New York Times