if anything, I could see the officiating get worse. Donaghy was the one that became public. I have little doubt there's other refs in the league that officiate with an agenda. add legalized gambling to that equation and I would anticipate someone tilting things in their favor financially.
Foster is dirty but he knows where the bodies are buried, which is why he’s still around....the ultimate company man.
Donaghy and Foster are LONGTIME friends and co-conspirators, Foster the unindicted one and not even named as such.
Foster is the official who received 134 phone calls from disgraced referee Tim Donaghy between October 2006 and April 2007, as originally reported by FOX News. That was the same period during which Donaghy admitted to betting on NBA games. The report said that Donaghy called Foster more than any other ref and that he didn’t call any other official more than 13 times.
And it gets even more [dang]ing:
“donaghy’s calls to Foster took place immediately before and after games Donaghy was officiating 54 times.
The initial report showed the following call log from the day of Dec. 30, 2006:
10:34 a.m. – Donaghy calls Foster.
10:35 a.m. – Donaghy calls another referee.
10:36 a.m. – Donaghy calls [Thomas] Martino, the “middleman” between him and his bookie.
10:39 a.m. – Donaghy calls Foster.
5:15 p.m. – Donaghy calls Martino.
5:23 p.m. – Donaghy calls Martino.
7 p.m. – Donaghy referees game between the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic. The Magic win in a rout, 97-68.
8 p.m. – Foster referees a game between the Toronto Raptors and the Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis. The Grizzlies win 110-104. Foster and Donaghy speak 12 minutes after the game.
11:27 p.m. – Foster and Donaghy speak for at least the fourth time of the day.
11:38 p.m. – Foster and Donaghy speak for at least the fifth time of the day.
The records also showed Donaghy making several calls to Foster on the days of games, generally for no more than two minutes.
The report also said that when Donaghy called Foster, he mostly used the phone that he dedicated to gambling-related phone calls, and the phone calls stopped abruptly when Donaghy said he stopped gambling.”
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/06/01/scott-foster-recipient-of-134-tim-donaghy-phone-calls-refereeing-celtics-heat-game-3/Foster knows where the Stern/Silver bodies are buried.
EDIT: all that being said, it is in the NBA’s best interest that the WCF with these two marquis teams goes at least 6 if not 7. That would be in serious jeopardy if the Warriors were to win today… Look for a game called blatantly against the Warriors because of Foster and Brothers.
Calling myself out on this one.....,,dumb, dumber and dumberer🤬
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