Inside The Gambling Ring of NBA Referee Tim Donaghy

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VICE "Red Cards" revisits the 2007 NBA betting scandal. We follow the character of Jimmy "the sheep" Battista, the mastermind behind the scandal and the one who sparked NBA referee Tim Donaghy betting on his own games.
For the first time, Battista opens up about his side of the story, letting us in on the seduction of sports gambling and the regrets he now carries with him. Journalists, former NBA All-Star Kenyon Martin, and an ex-FBI detective all weigh in, as we try to unpack just how a scandal of this magnitude could have occurred.
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@Captdaddyboy 3 жыл бұрын

The older you get, you realize that corruption is everywhere.

@kevinwilson3337 Жыл бұрын

And in everything, humans sucks.

@naeemakhtar928 Жыл бұрын

@@kevinwilson3337 they really do humanity is a really bad trip

@himwhoisnottobenamed5427 Жыл бұрын

It all goes back to when you found out that Santa/The Easter Bunny/Tooth Fairy weren’t real and it started you down the road to jaded cynicism. Thousands of years from now our descendants are going to be watching documentaries about how blitzball is rigged.

@melojordans23 5 жыл бұрын

Tim Donaghy was the fall guy. You think he was doing this alone.

@dusk6159 3 жыл бұрын

Times sure do change though when you see them up here and to the public

@tylergrey7744 3 жыл бұрын

Tim donaughy never said it was just him infact he says him and other Referees damn near everytime

@taeshawnwilson6853 3 жыл бұрын

They definitely through him under the bus

@markhernandez3860 3 жыл бұрын

He probably got a few more millions in an offshore bank for doing so. Doing 15 months in a country club aint shit. Probably gets a woman and his wife sent to him once each a week. Shit. Some of those country clubs you can leave and walk through town, shop, eat do what ever you want you just have to be home at a certain curfew. Rediculous.

@ItsJustDre-TV 3 жыл бұрын

I ain’t gonna call the guy on the court the fall guy tho. He’s the main show lowki

@jh0720 5 жыл бұрын

kenyon martin added absolutely nothing to this video

@Ggdp97 5 жыл бұрын

Dead

@Techninjaspeaks 5 жыл бұрын

He trying so hard to get on TV. You see him all over FS1 and ESPN. LOL.

@fredfrond6148 5 жыл бұрын

He told us he had a great career. Is that not adding something?

@tylito4764 5 жыл бұрын

@@fredfrond6148 too bad he didnt lol

@thumpmasterTRE 5 жыл бұрын

Just for a different perspective from the player side

@markmark4180 3 жыл бұрын

I read Tim Donaghy's book in which he mentions the NBA plays favorites. Jordan and Kobe Bryant for example were going to get the calls. Not good for entertainment value to have either player sitting on the bench for too long. Then there are the playoffs and which teams are better suited for ratings. NBA officials were never told specifically but it was understood who TV preferred to see in the Finals. Early in Donaghy's career the NBA decided there was too much traveling during the games. Officials were told to make more calls. So, Donaghy made a traveling call during a Chicago game against MJ after he spun towards the basket and scored. When Phil Jackson screamed, Donaghy explained the league was clamping down on traveling. Jackson, yelled back, "Yes, but not on HIM!" meaning Jordan.

@JustMeELC Жыл бұрын

Nobody who watches NBA regularly needed him to tell us that certain players are treated differently lol

@gelatokey 3 ай бұрын

We ain’t gotta read the book to know that big dog

@phoenixc6812 3 ай бұрын

Wow super stars gets more calls than regular nba players who knew?

@jimbertido2800 5 жыл бұрын

9 NBA referees were arrested for tax evasion in the 90's. Unclaimed income. Rigged AF.

@mannyderosa8512 3 жыл бұрын

and that's how Chicago won those titles smh

@ironfistentertainmentptylt3846 3 жыл бұрын

@@mannyderosa8512 reach a little higher.

@erendyalatorre7785 3 жыл бұрын

@@mannyderosa8512 you've got alot of reach here

@pavlestikic1112 2 жыл бұрын

@@mannyderosa8512 I mean Michael Jordan also helps too 😂

@jaywyb3324 Жыл бұрын

@@erendyalatorre7785 I’m late but the Chicago series most likely was rigged

@newkirk7591 5 жыл бұрын

Steve carrell can play the ref when the movie comes out.

@cannabis8caution 5 жыл бұрын

Steve CarrelI was great in Titanic... But I feel like Forrest Gump was the film that really propelled him into stardom!

@slashholt23 5 жыл бұрын

Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri what?

@killercross4207 5 жыл бұрын

@@cannabis8caution lol

@youngphill9964 5 жыл бұрын

Facts

@bradleyhenry2411 5 жыл бұрын

@@cannabis8caution 🤣

@ML-ce6zz 5 жыл бұрын

So much of this story is missing from this video. Namely the numerous phone calls that Donoghy made to CURRENT NBA referee Scott Foster during his betting streak. Also the fact that Donoghy won the majority of his bets on games that he did not officiate. He attributed this to knowing the relationship between the refs and players being reffed as well as internal memos that the NBA sent to officials with 'areas of focus'. Donoghy may have been the scapegoat but theres way more to this story than the public may ever know

@Shurikmuff 5 жыл бұрын

Michael Longstreet.... that's exactly the problem with this documentary. Yes, he broke the rule, could not bet... but he actually won the majority of the bets where he did not officiate. good for him. one way or another, way to many insiders profiting from this. then you have someone like donoghy taking the hit for the team.. probably also arranged between themselves.

@soulwhoa 5 жыл бұрын

@@Shurikmuff what rule did he brake?

@Shurikmuff 5 жыл бұрын

Kilo Dee Cant bet money on sport events they involved with. I am sure its common... some get away with it... he didnt

@mamindhive 4 жыл бұрын

El-ahrairah as clear as the sky nba is rigged since the 70s

@kbkmafia249 4 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY

@camwimble3335 5 жыл бұрын

There is definitely more to this story.

@candleankle1805 5 жыл бұрын

Cam Wimble like what? Please elaborate and don’t speculate

@juddfox23 5 жыл бұрын

@@candleankle1805 like steve javie and joey crawford fixing games as well.........and now javie is the head of the nba referee association

@undrwtrbsktwvn1110 5 жыл бұрын

@@candleankle1805 read tims book, "Personal Foul". He was the scapegoat. Also, check out the documentary "Dirty Game", talks about all the corruption in sport's except the NFL and MLB. Seems fishy the two were left out to me.

@lukeschultz6886 5 жыл бұрын

Sports gambling is a billion dollar industry. Sports is listed as entertainment. Tim took the fall for getting too greedy. That it is all.

@MLFlagg 5 жыл бұрын

Undrwtr Bsktwvn No read Gaming the Game, It’s from the Animals POV

@garyweglarz 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a lifelong Piston's fan and I can still remember watching the Kings get literally robbed and jobbed against the Lakers on live television by this BS. I lost all respect for the NBA at that point, because if I could tell as an unbiased viewer that this was completely corrupt, how on earth could the NBA brass miss it?

@jamalginsburg7277 4 жыл бұрын

The league pushed for the Lakers to win.

@martinezjames83 2 жыл бұрын

I still cry 🤣🤣 c webb was my guy since his college days

@kifley19 2 жыл бұрын

The Kings bench for laughing at one point because they knew the calls were bullshit.

@A.CMc1997 2 жыл бұрын

In the NBA, if they love you, you get away with almost anything on the court. Heck, even traveling doesn't called much this day. You would think something minor like that would be upheld as it is a fundamental skill in basketball but it's not.

@DrLuke49 2 жыл бұрын

This all goes back to the Knicks winning the 1985 1st round draft pick which they used on Patrick Ewing because David Stern *"froze"* the envelope to ensure that Sacramento did not get that pick instead. The Kings did themselves no favors by blowing game 4 and game 7 but Donoghy was under orders to make sure that the Kings did not advance to the 2002 NBA Final.

@natskivna 5 жыл бұрын

The NBA will never really recover from this scandal. And the reason isn't because of the scandal itself. The reason is the cover up the NBA has been involved with since at least 2002 with regards to fixed games and refs. The fact that Scott Foster is STILL officiating in the NBA tells me all I need to know.

@yankees29 Жыл бұрын

It was happening in the 90’s Jordan era too. They screwed the Knicks every year.

@leorodz9587 11 ай бұрын

2023 and still same and worst now that FanDuel and DraftKings betting apps are legal everywhere

@donmon808 5 жыл бұрын

"His brother was a good athlete, he was alright, arrogant" yup sounds like a future ref to me

@georgebrobbey6882 5 жыл бұрын

2002 Western Conference Finals is all I have to say.

@italiancapo7 5 жыл бұрын

George Brobbey what games were discovered he rigged? Early 2000’s seemed rigged against the Mavericks and Kings.

@georgebrobbey6882 5 жыл бұрын

@@italiancapo7 He's definitely admitted that 2002 WCF was rigged. He also mentioned in a 60 minutes interview that they did tactics to send a message to certain players. One person that they made sure to set an example was Allen Iverson. He was critical of the refs and Donaghy mentioned it was a well known agreement among other refs for Iverson to not give him calls to send him a message. Watch this for the Iverson situation: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/msVgpKedmKfeeWQ.html

@inyerd123 5 жыл бұрын

@@italiancapo7 its easier to rig it against small market teams because the nba will turn a blind eye because they will also be cashing in

@IblewuponyourfaceIII 5 жыл бұрын

George Brobbey Michael Jordan’s 6 Rings

@Mike-sp9sk 5 жыл бұрын

Yea everyone knows

@dkmrap1 4 жыл бұрын

You're crazy if you don't think this is still going on

@LuisMorales-wz2li 3 жыл бұрын

With the NFL too

@Manny24_8 2 жыл бұрын

I have many friends who don’t believe it’s rigged.

@jakethunderbird8735 2 жыл бұрын

Every major sport. Soccer/Football is notorious for fixed outcomes and nothing gets done about it

@Brian-js6me 5 жыл бұрын

At the ends in he’s in tears and says “I devised a scandal that brought mayhem into my life and my family’s life.” Sounds like he’s just sorry he was caught and not that what he did was wrong. No mention of the people he screwed out of their hard earned money.

@jimstevenson424 3 жыл бұрын

Donaghy was shady, but he also gave info on how Stern would shape games via video instructions, as well as existing biases of refs. He passed info about games being ref'd by other people, not just his own games. Everyone knows Jordan was protected and Iverson was hated, but there was much more. Stern controlled the PR masterfully and put it all on Donaghy and deflected any suspicion of his office. Stars were elevated and game 7s pulled out of this air.

@strumin2001 5 жыл бұрын

This makes it seem like Tim was only betting on games he officiated and had direct influence over. In actuality, Tim was betting on ALL the NBA games and had a 75% success rate. How? He knew relationships between officials, players and coaches and how those friendships and feuds influenced the calls and how that in turn, influenced to a great degree the outcomes of games. The bigger problem is how much the league and the officials steer game outcomes to their liking and that hasn't changed. Tim Donaghy took advantage of the NBAs overt bias but nothing was done to eliminate the bias itself. This story pins everything on Tim but the problem is much larger than that. Read Tim's book and judge for yourself.

@mhvisionzz9690 3 жыл бұрын

Ik my granddad wasn’t yelling at the tv for no reason 😂

@lukeschultz6886 5 жыл бұрын

NBA is still rigged to this day. Dont get it twisted! Silver trying his hardest to have betting kiosks in all arenas across the U.S. Tim was nothing more than a scapegoat. He was rated a top official... what does that tell you?

@eastside313yahdig.2 5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Lee those are not real jews(choosen people of the Bible). They’re imposters (revelations 3:9)

@CelticBadBoyPoet7 5 жыл бұрын

Same Thing With Football & Baseball Bruh...

@adamchirico3805 5 жыл бұрын

Yessirrr

@thekingofbrazil88 5 жыл бұрын

Don’t need to rig it if the warriors just blow every team out the water.

@menbuiltinventedeverything591 5 жыл бұрын

The guy in the video only cared about himself getting caught. He doesn't care about all the players, gamblers, fans who bought tickets and spent time watching sports.... only for jackass refs and gambling trash to tilt it in their personal favor for money. Lots of people running sports and reffing sports still doing this stuff. They are doubling up on their profit at the expense of all the people who support them and spend time/money on it.

@williamlevy1981 5 жыл бұрын

I don't feel sorry for Mr. Battista. He targeted the Phoenix Suns because they were highly favored to win at that time because of their high powered scoring. He robbed the players and coaches and fans of the Suns and other teams of legitimate victories and tarnished the NBA.

@xMAKAVELI602x 5 жыл бұрын

Still pisses me off to this day when I think about how they screwed the suns.

@menbuiltinventedeverything591 5 жыл бұрын

Screwed the Kings, Blazers and Mavs as well.

@blackviking2079 5 жыл бұрын

@@xMAKAVELI602x that 2006 heat vs mavericks finals as the worst, I think they assisted the mavs on their championship as a makeup call

@Dc-dp6go 4 жыл бұрын

Was that the year the spurs beat them?

@idkman09 4 жыл бұрын

Black Viking the nba made Lebron score 8 points and get shut down by JJ Barea and Shawn Marion? Fucking clown

@weston7trillion 5 жыл бұрын

Sad to see what greed can do to people.

@JustCallMeRock 5 жыл бұрын

True

@holycrapdude123 5 жыл бұрын

@LO5T1057 lol... just the Europeans and Asians

@jx5008 5 жыл бұрын

@@holycrapdude123 lol and the african warlords, mexican cartels, middle eastern oil barons, Indian fraudsters etc greed doesnt discriminate when it comes to ethnicity.

@TheChrist4ylor 5 жыл бұрын

Throwing a basketball game for hundreds of thousands? Who the fuck wouldn't?

@The__Nation 5 жыл бұрын

Weston 1878 America is a cooperation welcome to reality

@zPhresh 5 жыл бұрын

Is it me or is this camera quality crisp AF

@Tec-fv2xb 5 жыл бұрын

Kani X well it is 2018

@wq198mnr 5 жыл бұрын

Kani X that’s 1080p for ya

@NCKane 5 жыл бұрын

@Long Schnozzed Tribesman worth a couple billy these days.

@jailtimejake2151 4 жыл бұрын

@@NCKane vice? Billions?

@NCKane 4 жыл бұрын

@@jailtimejake2151 "Vice had become the tenth-highest-valued private company in America, according to CB Insights, at a valuation of $5.7 billion, and as recently as 2016"

@JamesNathanielVlogs 5 жыл бұрын

The NBA is still rigged.

@ccope4501 5 жыл бұрын

Between 1980 and 2005, only 7 NBA teams won the NBA Championship (LA, Boston, Philly, Detroit, Chicago, Houston, San Antonio). Between 1980 and 2019, only 11 teams have won it all (the previous 7, and: Miami, Dallas, Cleveland, Golden State).

@WolfHunner 4 жыл бұрын

corn dog ok boomer

@mamindhive 4 жыл бұрын

Boomer is trending, we are all sons of boomers dont you all know that

@Bsfnelz20 4 жыл бұрын

I wanna say all sports are to much money to make

@longlostvideos191 4 жыл бұрын

yeah, its crazy people still think it isn't. All the big sporting games and competitions are rigged. There is just too much easy money to be made. All the grand final champions are picked prior to the game.

@gavinloge373 5 жыл бұрын

This should be made into a movie like legit!!

@tpsam 5 жыл бұрын

There's a kinda similar one with Kevin spacey and another actor who played the protagonist a student trying to get a scholarship They count on blackjack in Vegas Don't remember the title

@seye6557 5 жыл бұрын

@@tpsam it's called 21

@Mr.Buttermaker 5 жыл бұрын

Gavin loge they did. It’s called Two for the Money

@davem7173 5 жыл бұрын

lyke omg you are soooo right. i cant evennn

@mcmuffin7612 5 жыл бұрын

@@Mr.Buttermaker that movie cane out 3 years before they were caught so it's definitely not about their story

@dkmrap1 4 жыл бұрын

The NBA doesn't want all of the information that Donaghy disclosed to get out . Imagine how many other referees are doing this

@aarongreer1657 5 жыл бұрын

No mention of his ultimate betting crime: 2002 Kings vs Lakers Western Conference Finals. Kings fans had to watch in agony as Bibby got whistled for so much as looking too hard at Kobe. And no mention? This is more like On the Outskirts of the Gambling Ring.

@SerbianHistoryX 2 жыл бұрын

still can't get over that game

@warfit3716 5 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine the power that Tim felt while refereeing games he was fixing!

@bpswank429 Жыл бұрын

All nba refs

@igraham125 Жыл бұрын

@@bpswank429 🎯

@adamhuynh6139 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for almost ending the whole kings organization

@allgasnobreaks3937 5 жыл бұрын

They did bud that's why the king's been sucking stinger's up

@adamhuynh6139 5 жыл бұрын

@@allgasnobreaks3937 yes

@jbarral6509 3 жыл бұрын

Yup they deserve to be in the finals 2002 they could've won game 6 if it want for those bad calls

@ChairmanMeow1 5 жыл бұрын

Holy shit I love Vice sometimes. This was riveting.

@yunglime2733 5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes

@seanclements6206 5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes....

@dmonarredmonarre3076 5 жыл бұрын

@@yunglime2733 Sometimes.....said Jordan Peterson

@halffolk21 5 жыл бұрын

When it's not about weed!

@CIARUNSITE 5 жыл бұрын

@4browsing Aww poor baby better go to your safe space.

@quentinpeters3405 5 жыл бұрын

15 months? How do I get into this lol.

@berrex5152 5 жыл бұрын

right?

@ironmen23 5 жыл бұрын

lol no kidding

@allgasnobreaks3937 5 жыл бұрын

@@ironmen23 bruhh 15 months for all that OMG white privilege at it's finest they made so money who cares if they get locked up for a slap on the wrist

@BeingWokeTV 5 жыл бұрын

15 months is not a problem. That's chum change for some people lmao

@coachb2766 5 жыл бұрын

BeingWokeTV chump change. If they leave you alone inside 1 and a half yrs. is easy.

@techwood16 5 жыл бұрын

Makes u wonder about every sport especially the NFL

@Dee-mo3oj 5 жыл бұрын

💵

@ShawnFX 5 жыл бұрын

For some reason the Falcons vs Patriots comes to my mind when i think of a rigged game.

@techwood16 5 жыл бұрын

@@ShawnFX 😁 tell me about it and that's my team (Falcons) but I hate to make excuses. That one was VERY questionable though

@naieuc 5 жыл бұрын

as as there is judge and ref in the sports it will be corrupt..........

@michaelhunziker7287 5 жыл бұрын

Pro wrestling is more legit than the NFL

@iVince905 5 жыл бұрын

This the type of content I came to see Vice. Good shit

@leinadcruz96 5 жыл бұрын

We hate this guy in Phoenix for screwing us against the Spurs

@xMAKAVELI602x 5 жыл бұрын

Facts!

@youthfull4776 5 жыл бұрын

Go Spurs Go!!!

@ddave7026 5 жыл бұрын

I can't find tape or KZfaq video..but I saw Spurs/Blazers playoffs .(90??) In a tight game with about a minute to go BLAZERS make bucket, ref grabs ball and looks back at scores table and *shoves* ball in David Robinsons chest..to inbound..Robinson looking confused as he never inbounds the ball let's the ball fall to the ground..ref instantly call a *tech* on him. Spurs lose. The local broadcasters -" what was that?!" I as were others confused by that whole scenario🤔🤔not anymore. The NBA wanted to see a Blazers /Pistons finals *THE FIX WAS IN* Spurs, Suns, Kings screwed...Lakers never get hurt...

@supremeleader9440 5 жыл бұрын

Spurs have been had way more

@ddave7026 5 жыл бұрын

@@supremeleader9440 success?? Yes. But let's be real that must be from legit talent and coaching..the NBA doesn't care for small boring markets.

@SerbianHistoryX 2 жыл бұрын

I will never get over Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals in 2002

@admagnificat 5 жыл бұрын

A fascinating and meaningful report. Thank you to all who appeared in this video, and thank you especially to all those at Vice Sports and beyond who worked hard to produce it.

@qgerald3881 3 жыл бұрын

one of the best vice mini-docs I've seen...

@BostonsF1nest 5 жыл бұрын

There’s no doubt still shady shit like this still happening in sports today

@BostonsF1nest 2 жыл бұрын

@Lighthouse in the Storm the refs in the NBA definitely still control the game based off gambling

@daveno8432 5 жыл бұрын

The sad thing is this sort of thing is common..Not only in the NBA but pretty much all sports where betting happens.

@jaredreed7710 5 жыл бұрын

Kings would have had the chip

@magacop5180 5 жыл бұрын

Jared Reed fuck the kings

@Code0866 5 жыл бұрын

u dont know that.

@chad_garrison1991 5 жыл бұрын

Jared Reed hell yeah. Would’ve slaughtered the nets with that stacked line up

@jeremyayala4801 5 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂

@janossario3527 5 жыл бұрын

@@chad_garrison1991 Sad, but true! Our Kings should/would have been the champs!

@BostonsF1nest 5 жыл бұрын

That Kings squad was so damn good man. CDub, Divac, Peja, Hedo, Bibby, Bobby Jackson and Doug Christie off the bench... one of my favorite teams of all time

@boskoetookthestand4373 5 жыл бұрын

Doug started

@vanmichael6517 4 жыл бұрын

The Kids Nice Doug Christie shaved his armpits

@donjon1179 4 жыл бұрын

J-Will?

@oatsuzn Жыл бұрын

Scott Foster is still part of the group and still working in the NBA.

@daglitchh1329 Жыл бұрын

Yea He Fucked The Suns Out Of A Championship 💯

@terrelladams6485 5 жыл бұрын

Only 15 months?! Did he have to pay any fines as well, how much money did he make altogether during this scandal? 15 months is just a slap on the wrist

@Latii2x 2 жыл бұрын

The fact they only got 15 months is crazy asf

@chbrosz 5 жыл бұрын

kudos vice - this is soo good!

@xavierrainey8747 4 жыл бұрын

The movie Casino talked about this

@NeverNotHoopin 5 жыл бұрын

And the head behind this whole shit is David Stern.

@johnnicholas4015 5 жыл бұрын

You fucking absolutely right

@winstonsmith11 5 жыл бұрын

I fucking hate David Stern.

@Dubfansince 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely the fix was in for the Suns-Spurs playoff. I would call it the worst officiated series I've ever seen, but it appears the referees knew exactly what they were doing. Like an archery competition where the archer misses so badly they kill someone in the crowd, but kill exactly who they meant to in the crowd.

@matthewjames206 5 жыл бұрын

This needed to be much longer.

@divefraggle 5 жыл бұрын

Makes you wonder if it's still happening. Refs have such power over the outcomes of games.

@XpnLef 5 жыл бұрын

Why is Santorum officiating

@ddll6709 5 жыл бұрын

Bruuuuuuuh

@jacksmith8002 5 жыл бұрын

It would have been nice to know what games were effected, the NBA did a good job of hardly even acknowledge this whole scandal

@dorsmap 5 жыл бұрын

What cameras did you shoot this with? Just curious because I am looking for a good doc type camera right now. Well done

@nononono12345 5 жыл бұрын

Pat Dorsman probably just a good lens

@dorsmap 5 жыл бұрын

@@nononono12345 it's both

@AACantu11 3 жыл бұрын

Very well filmed

@penvon 5 жыл бұрын

That ref that ejected Tim Duncan for smiling on the bench is also corrupt...FACTS!!!

@b00gigi 5 жыл бұрын

Joey Crawford

@eightysbaby8798 4 жыл бұрын

I remember that game live. Wasn't it Easter or some shit? It was on abc. I said it when it happened. I said yo. That ref is cheating. Word

@IAmMrQ 4 жыл бұрын

2007 Suns lost a well deserved title in the Finals against the Spurs because of this. Suns were the best team and this scandal robbed a city of a long awaited trophy. Spurs should have an asterisk for that one.

@marcrichardson517 4 жыл бұрын

I really wanna see a longer version of this...

@erickalvarado7676 4 жыл бұрын

Robbed the Kings , Blazers , Suns of playoff wins over the Lakers smh disgrace !!!

@UncleRuckusss 5 жыл бұрын

Lol so we’re gonna act like Stern wasn’t in on it?

@Onix.556 5 жыл бұрын

Dude! If you hadn’t lawyered up...you would of gotten 25 years!

@gavintri9521 5 жыл бұрын

Love it brother , Great story !

@DJDELLECGE 4 жыл бұрын

They should make this a full length documentary

@MrNaposey 5 жыл бұрын

How do they not even mention the 2002 Western Conference Finals?!?!?! Kings were robbed!!!!!

@melojordans23 5 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Alexander Posey probably because everyone knows that one already.

@MrNaposey 5 жыл бұрын

@@melojordans23 That's like making a video about insider trading and not mentioning Enron, or about Ponzi schemes and not mentioning Madoff. Sure those are the most famous examples, but they're also the best examples, and absolutely should be touched on!

@mattdecker8724 4 жыл бұрын

It was 17 years ago Get over it buddy

@LaPride247 4 жыл бұрын

Nicholas Alexander Posey it wasn’t rigged for the lakers, it was rigged to go to GAME 7. Don’t be an idiot. Kings choked and lost in game 7

@ptonfire1 4 жыл бұрын

Talking over that damn phone...it never fails with fedz...

@mattabeln2848 Жыл бұрын

A well known gambler said in the 90s I had 3 nba refs not named Tim D. all on my payroll full time

@NK-iw6rq 5 жыл бұрын

Dope documentary.

@bw4555 5 жыл бұрын

Whaat?! No mention of Rasheed Wallace waiting for the dude after a game? That's the best part!! Jan 15 2003

@themarathoncontinues9884 5 жыл бұрын

There was just one referee involved? Cool story... 😑

@themarathoncontinues9884 5 жыл бұрын

@Alaric Its not illegal to fix games...

@worldisfilledb 3 жыл бұрын

*HARD* *PLACE* lol savage

@harvey2609 5 жыл бұрын

Video too short. Fascinating!

@lemuelreyes1941 3 жыл бұрын

Guys who get caught with marijuana on them get more years than this, bs.

@jimmytwotimes802 2 жыл бұрын

No way that one ref can do all that. Especially when being graded as a good ref. He was just the scapegoat.

@SPHLIGHTS 5 жыл бұрын

Nothing’s changed ..

@berrex5152 5 жыл бұрын

thats a scary thought

@nashh4821 5 жыл бұрын

Where can I watch the full documentary?

@IblewuponyourfaceIII 5 жыл бұрын

The NBA is like the WWE, they “know” who’s going to win.

@billgotti8037 5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. It's "entertainment" only Olympics is not set winners i believe

@ferrari_guy3570 5 жыл бұрын

I cant wait to see how they fix the playoffs and finals this year. How do you think it's gonna go down?

@dylanpolo2163 5 жыл бұрын

Ferrari_Guy they will definitely be a wcf of lakers warriors biggest markets rn will make the most money etc

@ferrari_guy3570 5 жыл бұрын

@@dylanpolo2163 I see them making the Warriors lose because Lebron always makes the finals and ratings will tank supposedly if Lebron isn't in the finals. I t will be interesting to watch for sure.

@thesprock5270 5 жыл бұрын

IBlewUponYourFace All sports are, they’re all scripted.

@fnkytwntimjohnson817 5 жыл бұрын

Mavs & Heat 2006 finals RIGGED!

@IblewuponyourfaceIII 5 жыл бұрын

FnkytwnTim Johnson Mark Cuban said it

@SuperBowlRentlDallas 5 жыл бұрын

IBlewUponYourFace yep cubes called it

@arturosoto24 3 жыл бұрын

Best “what da...” moment from this video....Kenyon martin

@snipes1739 3 жыл бұрын

Makes me think this is still going since the amount of ridiculous calls are being made during game

@Randyy1 5 жыл бұрын

Kings were robbed.

@TrenTonStackZ 5 жыл бұрын

10 years from now, we'll be watching this again surrounding Lebron's favoritism amongst the refs

@oshonuyids 2 жыл бұрын

How?

@DripVio 2 жыл бұрын

@@oshonuyids it’s obvious look it up plenty of videos on here about it

@oshonuyids 2 жыл бұрын

@@DripVio any actual reliable sources?

@DripVio 2 жыл бұрын

@@oshonuyids plenty of videos you’re own eyes can be your source espn plenty of sports media places to see lebron do a 7 step travel and get the and 1 😭😭 sports are rigged

@DripVio 2 жыл бұрын

@@oshonuyids I take you’re the type to refute other peoples evidence without doing your own research

@slightexag 5 жыл бұрын

You can get several years for a nonviolent drug offense but you get 15 months for this kind of pervasive financial crime.

@joshuariston2924 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy thing is state governments are legalizing the very thing he’s in jail for.

@JohnDoe-zx4lg 5 жыл бұрын

The refs still cheating the Kings. I still don’t know how u get elbowed in the face and the fouls on you...Buddy Hield and Mike Bibby. Or when Fox was elbowed and kneed in the nuts but the fouls on him. So many ticky tack fouls against us.

@IblewuponyourfaceIII 5 жыл бұрын

The NBA: Where Rigging Happens

@domoniclbtv8795 5 жыл бұрын

Mom- you want to go out to eat? Son- bet! Him- wtf did you just say 😖

@sharufio 5 жыл бұрын

NEED the TRACK-ID (Outro) any idea ?

@gilbertnicholas1582 5 жыл бұрын

The Kings got TOTALLY F%CKED by these guys

@supershenron9162 5 жыл бұрын

The dude was just incredibly well informed lol really alot of what he did while extreme wasnt all that bad. It's just a small amount that was real bad. But let's be real here... if there wasnt money involved he would've never gotten in trouble.. they only care about the money hes making/they're loosing

@tg3grant704 3 жыл бұрын

The thumbnail thoo The two gamblers how nice

@KevinCummingsFitness 5 жыл бұрын

Great job

@italiancapo7 5 жыл бұрын

Italian American and Irish Americans still involved in gambling, racketeering and organized crime.

@nononono12345 5 жыл бұрын

NihilTimendumEst LoL and operating freely

@1steyevision 5 жыл бұрын

And still receiving slaps on the wrist

@legacyblog360 5 жыл бұрын

Love the strong inference the thumbnail gives us by capturing the dirtiest NBA referee with the greatest basketball player who ever lived and also happens to have a gambling background of legendary proportions. Wonder where this is going??🤔🙄

@Stray_side 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was the most nothing short I've ever seen.

@trumpetperson11 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, not even remorseful for the people he ripped off, just disappointed in the mistakes he made that led to him getting caught.

@austinwhisler7211 5 жыл бұрын

Kenyon Martin acts like he was one of the players they were conspiring against haha. They definitely weren’t fouling him out of games. You never see all stars do these type of interviews

@187Chevy 3 жыл бұрын

Probably cause they benefit from it smart ass.

@tittytickler4420 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew how to finesse like that .

@ddave7026 5 жыл бұрын

Being a scumbag isn't a career bro

@adamchirico3805 5 жыл бұрын

David H no there is bro. Politicians and police for example. It takes a schmuck

@briandent15 5 жыл бұрын

David H you not gonna be thinking your a scumbag when you making bank 😂😂

@SirIsaacNewtonOfficial 5 жыл бұрын

Damn that last parts heavy. Truly seems like he's learned a lot from what he's done. Bravo sir for not letting the system take you down.

@yuyufool117 5 жыл бұрын

These guys get 15 months in prison for gambling, but a guy gets caught with some pot and serves decades, Justice is not so blind.

@ToddieBender 5 жыл бұрын

I loved using the Kings on EA sports basketball. C Webb, J Will etc!

@eightysbaby8798 4 жыл бұрын

I used the Mavs. Nash, Finley, Dirk, Juan Howard ECT. Kings were my second squad then the 76rs. Iverson,snow, mutombo ECT. That game was dope asfuuuu

@jonathanavila9699 5 жыл бұрын

Costed the Sacramento Kings a lot

@otakusamsay1953 4 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing a video of a ref literally fouling a player and making a bum call. Shit was horrible and no one did shit.

@CryptoTruthBombs 5 жыл бұрын

Batista's a real stand up gangster. No ratting.

@zacklorah4185 4 жыл бұрын

Hes my bro in law. One of the nicest most genuine people you will ever meet

@aquaviii 5 жыл бұрын

This fool only got 15 months??? WTF

@philiptucker6119 5 жыл бұрын

AQUA VIII ' $ he did 15 months for 237k. I'll sign up for that quick!

@jus1085 5 жыл бұрын

@@philiptucker6119 Well its because Donoughy snitched and had something valuable for the FBI. If he didnt snitch, he would have gotten the going rate for this offense.