Obviously I bet on games I officiated. I passed on information based on the meetings that the referees were having, and based on what the league office wanted us to call in playoff games. With that being said, I was… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
There's no doubt that there is star treatment. It's discussed in the meetings. Obviously, people don't pay an enormous amount of money to sit in those courtside seats to see players like Kobe, LeBron, Shaq - all the greats -… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
The big question on everyone's mind is, 'Did Tim Donaghy fix games?' The answer is no. I didn't need to fix them. I usually… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
Any time that you have a sporting event with a Vegas line to it, there's always going to be somebody involved in organized crime… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
The craft of officiating is taught that people come and pay top dollar to see people like Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, all… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot of successful referees to come out of the Philadelphia area because the basketball is so good. — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
If you're fixing a game, you're making calls up against star players to get that star player to the bench so that team is… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
At some point, you're going to see the ability for a fan sitting in a seat to bet, swiping his credit card, whether James… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
The bottom line is the NBA is going to do whatever they can do to create more revenue. — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
When you see an article it always has 'disgraced NBA referee.' It's embarrassing and it's never going to be okay. Unfortunately, I have to… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
It's mostly the coaches the refs don't like. Like Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich. Jackson is a master at setting up refs, always telling… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a part of the NBA because I enjoyed the Sixers games when I was young. — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
In the future you're going to be able to go into a 7-Eleven and buy a ticket on a game, and people who don't… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
If you're going to advance as a referee and make that $75,000 to $100,000 a year in the playoffs, you're going to give the… — Tim Donaghy Copy Share Image
