Sounds like the police

😝

I was just about to type the same thing that's like letting Police Departments investigate themselves. That's like parents letting their children decide if what they did was wrong and if they should be punished for it. I don't know about anyone else, but I'd have voted in my favor each and every time.😂😂😂

Thats like the fbi investigating Hillary!!!

@@stormteam3004 So moron Rumper who should have done it? Rudy? So then the FBI should not have investigated her for Benghazi? Something tells me you didn't have a problem with that.😏😏

@Dawei Zhao fr tho

@Dawei Zhao yea it's like a cop asking a killer in the middle of an investigation did you kill them? Like you expect him to be like "yea it was me" like honestly lol.

As a Lakers fan, all I can say is Tim Donaghy is our real mvp

Well, actually all sport are fix in my opinion

LeeTravius Mckay well why couldn’t they just mark him as a rogue official who did this? They kicked him out, it’s not like they wanted this. I see what u saying bruh

Latoya Wise Wow Factsss

Latoya Wise you live up to your last name

the opposite Latoya! They tried to make it seem as tho he was one bad apple. Over 50 officials were found to be gambling/and or fixing games. I would say donaghy probably doesn't release a book unless he knew better of the ordeal and they didn't single him out

@@jeremygawronski231 Both are right.

@@rexgamewell yeah I think I read that through one prism!

Jameel Anderson that’s how great AI was. In my opinion he the real g.o.a.t.

Allen brought heart to the game ! NBA has not been the same. Forever I love A.I

Jameel Anderson The NBA didn’t want Iverson to succeed especially against the golden boy at the time, Kobe Bryant.

This piece is fluff to cover up the truth. Tim admitted that the way he got caught was that the friend making the bets was approached by the mob for winning so much. The fbi stumbled into this looking into mob crimes

nguont crazy to think about what Kobe was going thru at the time, with the lawsuit and shit. AI was just hood

I remember being a kid watching that game and my dad and uncles saying the lakers bought the refs lol

Naw blame Shaq, Kobe and Robert Horry game winning shot.

Facts that 4th quarter of game 6 in 2002 was horrible to watch. Lakers shot so many fts and when Kobe hit bibby and they called a foul on Bibby that was what made it completely clear that the Refs wanted The Lakers to win that WCF. A Kings-Nets finals Wasnt going to make the league as much money.

except for the fact they went on to lose Game 7 by missing literally all of their free throws. @@jpkclutch7780

Blame the Kings for missing all those Free Throws. @@Wyndamn

Nemo size

Well said, the scapegoat will always get gutted from exposing the real "game"

The truth of this statement...what a day it will be when it all comes to light

A guppie!

Yes!! He was the fall guy!! Like Oswald with Kennedy.

he definetely didnt need any help with being the obvious scapegoat, he put himself in that position.

Agree 100%

He was the scapegoat. If you watch any of the games during that time it was obvious more ref's were doing it! Anything otherwise is ludicrous!

Scott Foster agrees with you...

@@orangegreen7 during that time? It's STILL happening!

Facts... In the NFL too

Exactly

Exactly.

James R if the league was truly fixed then how come the Knicks haven’t won the lottery since Ewing?

CamGoesHam nobody cares about the knicks look at the nba draft how the Denver nuggets only had 1 lottery pick since 2003 but denver never goes deep in the playoffs or how Portland can’t land anyone out the draft smh

Not sure about Steve being treated unfairly, remember he's got an extra MVP trophy

Aismartin the nba did not cheat Dallas from winning lmao

@@donnellbrown4575 I never said they cheated Dallas. I just think they helped Dirk win one before he retires, at the cost of a LBJ ring in 2011.

@@donnellbrown4575 Just like the NFL and Peyton Manning at the cost of a Cam Newton ring.

Aismartin dude mia just lost. The refs did not cheat lebron choked

you right

Sunrise Tom Did needs a ESPN 30 by 30.

Know way their saying they new😂😂

Ah guys give me a break, will ya (said in Beavers voice)

Donaghy actually did publish a book, titled "Personal Foul." A riveting read.

It's in every $$ sport. Tracy said we'll never know... hahahaha

Excellent point about MLB. The strike zone is clearly designated in the rule book, yet every umpire has their own interpretation of it based on who is pitching and the situation. Rotten

@@jonathangarmuth8975 Horse Racing??/

@@derikright9249 I bet the 80-1 winner of the derby won't get dinged for any substances if it won the right people money

Straight from a Buffalo Wild Wings commercial.

Plus tech

And Westbrook got a triple double

😂😂

Except that harden and the rockets got completely robbed by the refs in game 7 wcf last year to allow the allow the warriors glamour team in. And to allow the 4 in a row against the cavs they all wanted $$$.

And LeBron has put 2 more young players on the trading block

That wasn't Donaghy. That was Crawford.

Black Spawn I never said it was him. I said the ref that ejected Tim Duncan

36062011 got suspended for the rest of the season, then timmy got a ring

It's true! Wes Unseld complained **every time** the refs whistled him for a foul.

Since the 50s if you really look back

Stern fisted up in a call when celtics and Lakers were playing

The Nba is the damn WWE

Y'all still watching and giving them your money.

way screwed and they should of made webber a first ballot for taking the legacy hit

But that would mean kobe got away with some bullshit. That would mean that LA got away with fake foul calls. That would mean that kobe couldn't flex those rings like he did it by himself🤔

Facts the refs won the Lakers that WCF.

@Marcelo Barriga Wow. So Houston not getting any bullshit calls, but the lakers are? 😂😂😂You must REALLY HATE the lakers, ooorr REALLY HAAAATE Lebron!😂😂You need counseling

JesusChristmyKing Mavericks robbed VS the heat Warriors robbed against the Warriors It's all fixed dumbass

Ur comment is confusing me..ESPN will "scapegoat" the NBA but also simultaneously protect their product(which is the NBA) not sure u know the meaning of the word "scapegoat" nor does the 41 and counting morons that liked this comment

@@marquesekj Sir, why cast aspersions upon me? I am only telling the truth. ESPN has destroyed itself by paying the NBA $24 BILLION over 9 years ... that is $2.66 BILLION a year for 9 years. That + streaming + cord cutting will make ESPN into a subsidiary of the NFL ... But why must you cast such hate on me and those that see the truth? Do not hate. Appreciate ... the truth :).

@@marquesekj And, yes. By the term "scapegoat" i meant ESPN "acting" like it is being impartial ... but in reality defending its most important product by not REALLY criticizing the NBA for something important like Tim Donaghy or favoring individual players over the team or being boring in regular season.

ESPN paid for and publicized this story...

Follow the money

NCAA too

All about ratings. They want certain teams/players to be in the finals.

That's not a plot twist its factual.

Don't even get us started with boxing... It's a damn shame

Pats/Chiefs AFC Championship game was fixed.

its still fixed now, duh

@@weneedhim526 if you followed the league for 30 years like I had, you’ll know that it goes in spurts as far as fixing. The 2010s were more honest period then the 2000s. If the 2020s are increasingly fixed, it’s because they’ve lost a significant amount of their viewership. The last honest decade was the 90s, pre-98 lockout.

@@goodfella2400 I agree with the fixing in spurts theory, and that the 00's were fixed and the 10's were not. But how do you think the 20's have been increasingly fixed? Even from a completely unbiased view, Lakers and Heat steamrolled a bunch of teams that had no will to fight back in the bubble, highly unlikely it was fixed and if it was it'd be to get Giannis Vs LeBron I'd think. Those series in 2020 were all just basketball, minimal ref fuckery. In 2021 injuries were the main issue, and I wouldn't believe the league wanted a Suns vs Bucks matchup, but it's just how it progressed. There's a lot of potential for them to have fixed series over the past 2 years, and letting the Mavs/Grizzlies/Philly/Celtics keep getting bounced is good evidence to me it's not fixed. Way more positive matchups for ratings have been ruined by teams getting bounced in the 1st/2nd round, and you end up with Clippers V Suns WCF in 2021 for example. 00's was blatantly rigged though lmao (same with the 80's even if no one admits it)

David Stern started to heavily rig the NBA with Michael Jordan & the Bulls in the 90’s, you wonder why all of the sudden Michael started to win after 6 failed seasons… ever wondered? Lol

@@IblewuponyourfaceIII I disagree. I think you have sour grapes. Clearly, something changed after the ‘98 lockout. And on the heels of Jordan’s retirement, Stern needed to create a new dynasty. Shaq and Kobe were the best option and then it just continued from there. Adam Silver cleaned it up somewhat. Due to all the replay rules, games cannot be fixed the same way as 2000, 2002, 2006-07, etc.

Thats just dumbass refs nowadays all these blatant calls they miss. Fixing games and dumbass refs are different

jorge ramirez or why harden and lebron can take 5 steps and not get called for a travel

That was just a dumbass call that was made. When the refs blew that call on Durant, the warriors were already getting blown out and there was a minute left in the game

Shel hell na they where down by one stupid

Not Today try where down by one so the refs had to help them. Y’all just make shit up

Max 117 Yes we do

@@BerryMckHawkener he could just be trying to ruin the league that outed him at the time

@Derrick F ok

That WAS the original story along with the mob getting in on it and the FBI finding out by a wiretap. This rewrite of history must be because of some new scandal coming soon to an arena near you

He could get a reduced penalty for snitching. Yes, he has incentive to lie.

Did you not listen to the discussion? Tin foil hat wearing..

There is plenty of evidence dummy just search Iverson vs refs.. Tim even admitting to fixing games and purposely not calling a lot of fouls against Ai

Ya need to be aware of the Terminology being used. Rigged and fixed means you know the out come. No they are much slicker. I can see refs assisting or shifting the momentum of a game by no calls or bad calls to favor a team or player. Doesn't mean the team favored will win but it increases their chances. It doesn't have to be every game just certain games.

Exactly

Sad

They shave points in 08 because in 2010 they handed that Finals over to them on a silver platter thanks to referees like Danny Crawford

@@slickjames2956 idk bout that man. Celtics lost cause perkins got injured.

@@davidlax5067 Perkins was nothing but a body in the paint anyways and besides we had Rasheed Wallace and kg still down there we was robbed and this video is the proof

@@slickjames2956 perk was a body that boxed bynum and gasol that didn't show up in the stat sheet did it

@@davidlax5067 Lakers were losing by double digits and Kobe couldnt buy a shot (6-24). So in the 4th quarter the refs blew their whistle like crazy (21 freethrows) to put the Lakers in the position to win

iSmokeThrax Refs call every flop from harden and he scores 15+ points average every game on FTs

iSmokeThrax he’s currently averaging 11.5 Free throw attempts per game... he’s just a skilled flopper who’s going to rob Paul George of his MVP this year

I think some of harden’s calls are ridiculous but a lot of fouls he draws is just based on his play style. He shoots a ton and is extremely aggressive, not to mention the way he extends his arms when driving, it kinder initiates contact on his arms. But yeah, some of his calls he gets are out of this world.

deez nuts and I’m not. You don’t have to be in denial bruh.

It makes sense too. A lot of people bet on the Rockets to be the 3rd, 2nd, or even 1st seed before the season started. But 20 games later their the 14th seed. Now, to get their money, they gotta make them win somehow. So you give Harden every call and ESPN pushes this story of his "historic run" and how he's an offensive mastermind when it might just be theatrics.

Fucking facts!

😂🤣😂 oh man tell me about it !

SURFER X BLOOD facts

Lol so deep and mature. What my chemical romance album is this from? Speaking in absolutes about something so broad is just idiotic.

Ron Reyes I don't think you understand how the world is...everything is fabricated. Try to wrap your head around that and see if you can understand my statement. If not one day you will young man.

This man speaks the truth

Dawei Zhao yup

Game 1 Cavs Vs Warriors

@@chirayudesai793 fr tho

@D K ok

I hated Crawford he stayed refereeing games that end with fucked up outcomes.

Which Crawford because Danny Crawford is the worst one and I think he's retired I hope

When Joey Crawford EJECTED Tim Duncan for LAUGHING while he was SITTING ON THE BENCH is one of the most bogus things I've EVER seen...The game should've been stopped and Crawford should have gotten on the mic and explain the ejection to EVERYONE in attendance.

Sac wasn't better than the Lakers is why they don't have a chip.

Agreed, but Wade played like a goat so he deserves it

Wade shot 97 free throws and 70+ in the games they won. Game 5 he shot as many free throws as the Mavs entire team.

So thats Wade fault? Lol Mavs had every change to catch up and close it. Dirk and Terry had to be so unclutch in key parts. While I do agree there is evidence that the heat was favored. You can't knock wades performance he drove to the rim and earned contact. The boi was unguardable

Lets be real here, Wade's mid range game was ridiculous! Wade got the same amount of freethrow attempts all season not just the finals! Mavs fans crying over nothing.

Yall got outplayed simple as that

Crawford is one of the main reasons why that team of all stars name the Warriors exist today.

LA Clippers But you know what won’t be hung in Staples Center? A clippers championship banner hahaha.

Don't forget Danny Crawford to he helped Kobe get those back-to-back rings 09 - 10

Dont forget about hugh hollins

Kevin Rodriguez Lmaoooo 💀💀💀

Word those games especially when they called out of bounds on amar'e and his foot was a foot away from the line

Branden H. K. They weren't gonna win gtfoh They blew their chance when Amar'e got his stupid ass suspended

LMAO sun's were never going to win that series

Branden H. K. Go Spurs Go

@@PrimitiveFilmGroup yeah keep telling yourself that that's why they were getting help from the refs

Also some of them Patriots games

The NFL Would Never 😂

No investigation need... LA market Vs NO market... East Vs West...... This is done in plain sight and then forgotten in the headlines

Man saints trash they lost it was a lot of missed calls on both sides!!! So stop w/ the b/s lil buddy

Jhon Doe hardly trash we had best record in nfl and were clearly robbed

Then you would see how rigged it really is.

koolcat420 they never will too much money on the table. You don’t leave a billion dollar business up to chance

All is lost lets just fire the nukes.

Especially Sac. Webber should of gotten ring

@@TNMUSlC true

Don’t hate on luka I watch every game and the truth is at first especially when he would drive and they rooked him and wudn’t call fouls . luka clearly seeks out contact and baits you into fouls just like harden . Most plays when they don’t call foul you most find yourself saying that was foul. The issue is the calls are not consistent if luka step backs and someone jumps into his space he always jumps into them Thing is he did his against Giannas but it was a no call the refs just assumed Giannas is a lockdown defender so luka is flopping? Wtf when someone jumps into as a shooter that’s either a foul or not does not matter who is playing defense that’s the problem with the nba

Good question

It just came out that he was betting on the games he was fixing.

@@larrydavid3114 ofc he was betting why the fuck would he fix them if not for betting

Larry Thornton the nba already knew this they just trying cover the whole situation

@@larrydavid3114 This was known like one million years ago.

If there is enough money to be made off fans it’s rigged

Factz kellerman

yo momma is rigged

All professional you mean... Truth

nah bro... Rams needed to go far because they are building new stadium in LA which will be paid by city taxpayers so it need to be justified.. same old story... i would rather not investigate the NFL because it will all go down in flames 😂

word?

Fake news according to NYT that that lawyer doesn't even exist.

True story him and his man was killed execution style.

2002 game 6 lakers and the kings great example of a fixed game

Swish41Nowitzki yep

No he did not. He did however say, that the league officials were told by the NBA to keep the series close after the mavs went up 2-0.

Hey, don't forget about the 2007 Western Conference Semifinals between Phoenix and San Antonio.

So is Giannis.

💯💯💯

alec rivera wtf are you talking about? if you watch the game (which i bet you do because you want to see him lose), he is constantly getting fouled and nothing happens, people say “ohh he’s just a crybaby!” but let me grab your arm and push you while you are doing a layup and get a no call and see if that pisses you off

Bryce Coulter lmao you are just so Wrong. Lately yes he isn’t getting the calls you use to get a few years earlier but he is still the poster boy of the NBA and trust me they’re tried there best to help him win during his Time in Miami

alec rivera so since you said he is the poster if the NBA (which i agree with you there) but if you really think he gets calls in favor for him then you’re high, a perfect example was last years game 1 finals when they called a blocking foul on durant and overturned it as a charge (1st time i can recall that happening in a finals game btw)

Bryce Coulter you obviously didn’t read my entire Response. Of course he’s Not going to get every single call 😂 it would be to obvious to people watching, they need to call it objectively sometimes so they can fool people like you!! And I said during his Miami days, last time I remembered last Season he was in Cleveland