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“I was in a unique position to predict the outcome of NBA games. Some of my picks included games I had been assigned to referee.”

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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…

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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…

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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…

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I think there's a lot of successful referees to come out of the Philadelphia area because the basketball is so good.

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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…

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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…

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The bottom line is the NBA is going to do whatever they can do to create more revenue.

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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…

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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…

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I wanted to be a part of the NBA because I enjoyed the Sixers games when I was young.

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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…

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Keep in mind, I'm not allowed to be tough. I'm tamed.

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