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NBA on trial at bad ref's federal sentencing

By Douglas A. Berman

This New York Times article about the defense submission in preparation for the sentencing of former ref Tim Donaghy suggests the NBA is being indirectly put on trial.  Here are the details:A lawyer for the former N.B.A. referee Tim Donaghy suggested in court papers Monday that games had been influenced by relationships among referees, coaches and players, and that other factors had ?prevented games from being played on a level playing field.?  The league immediately denounced the charges as unfounded. According to documents filed by the lawyer, John Lauro, Donaghy provided law enforcement officials with information about N.B.A. matters outside of the government?s original investigation.  That included information about the gambling activities of other referees and an instance in which confidential information was suspected of being passed from a referee to a coach...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on May 20, 2008 (boomark / email).