Why is the Huge Story Being Buried? Ref Scandal

[BigBaby]

God Stern is so annoying with the cover-ups. Not making an effort to investigate refs outside of Donaghy and saying "it was only him don't worry", then making sure Donaghy's book wasn't published, now continuing to cover it up.

EDIT: NO MASKED PROFANITY
-IP

[nickagneta]

This story is zooming through the blogs across the net and has hit Realgm.com and a few other larger sports reporting sites. I expect it to hit the nationals and ESPN.com before the end of the night. Once it does, the league will have to switch from "squash the story mode" to "oh crap, we have major problems, time for damage control mode".

[ToppersBsktball10]

Wouldn't be surprised of more were involved. Also wouldn't be surprised if it's a total lie.

[liam]

Wouldn't be surprised of more were involved. Also wouldn't be surprised if it's a total lie.

I would be surprised if only 13 were involved. A lot of games I watch ( including non-Celtics games) look fixed.

[twinbree]

Excellent question. I hope someone out there is working hard on getting to the bottom of this.
Stern must consider the fans as inept as the refs if he thinks we're gullible enough to take his word for it on this issue.

[winsomme]

Lets wait until the evidence comes out.  If there really are phone records, then this story will explode.  But until then, I put this in the same category as an accusation by Conseco.  The book deal gives him way too much motivation to make stuff up.  I am not saying I don't believe it, but I don't think it matters until there is better evidence.

Yeah......but wasn't Canseco the only one that wasn't lying?

Excellent point.

yeah, plus is there more money motivations for the book deal guy to make stuff up or the NBA to not really clean house.

It took Senate hearings for MLB to come out of hiding.

This so bums me out because I love the NBA and the talent level is so high right now across the league.

[indeedproceed]

This story is zooming through the blogs across the net and has hit Realgm.com and a few other larger sports reporting sites. I expect it to hit the nationals and ESPN.com before the end of the night. Once it does, the league will have to switch from "squash the story mode" to "oh crap, we have major problems, time for damage control mode".

It was already on ESPN.com's headlines bar two days ago
I think this was the story it linked to.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/10984/did-tim-donaghy-fix-games

I do hope the NBA confronts this head on at some point. Unlikely.