Indicted NBA referee Tim Donaghy, stated in an interview with CBS, the
Gambino mafia crime family threatened to kill his wife and kids in
Florida, if he didn't call basketball games in their favor, to benefit
their gambling rings. He also stated, there are standing, unofficial
agreements between certain referees and players and referees and
coaches, to make certain calls.
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Ex-NBA Ref Tim Donaghy: Mob Threatened
Me
Dec. 3, 2009 - 60 Minutes: Disgraced Ref
Talks About Betting Scandal, The Mob, And How He Got Caught - (CBS) Winning bets on pro basketball games
using insider knowledge only he as an NBA referee would know was
"euphoria" says now-disgraced ex-ref Tim Donaghy - that is, he says,
until the mob got its hooks in him and threatened his family.
Donaghy talks to 60 Minutes correspondent
Bob Simon about how he says he based his bets on other refs' biases, his
mafia involvement and the subsequent jail time he received in his first
interview to be broadcast this Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009.
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