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Disgraced Match Fixing Fomer NBA Ref Tim Donaghy Is A Referee Again And Continues To Fix Results 

It’s been almost two decades since the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Sacramento Kings in the 2002 Western Conference Finals, yet the controversy surrounding that series has never died down.

Several years ago, former referee Tim Donaghy came out and claimed that the referees indeed influenced the outcome of the series, specifically Game 6 wherein the Lakers attempted 40 free throws to Sacramento’s 25. However, Donaghy’s allegations were immediately denied by former NBA commissioner David Stern.

While there never was any real evidence, Donaghy was involved in one the NBA’s biggest scandals of all-time years later. 

In 2007, the FBI investigated Donaghy and other referees for ‘betting on games’ allegations that affected the point spread in those games.

Donaghy appeared to be the scapegoat of a much larger operation and was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two federal charges related to the investigation. 

Now, years later, he is a referee again… kind of.

Donaghy now works for MLW wrestling, and, in one of the most recent episodes, even made fun of taking payoffs to fix matches. To be fair, this is pretty hilarious.

“A little bit lighter than what I’m used to.”