Yesterday, Tim Donaghy pleaded guilty to accusations of betting on games he officiated. He faces upto 25 years in prison. This is a sad time for the NBA, no doubt. Amid all of the scandals in all of the other sports, this one hits pretty close, an official who is supposed to keep things fair, might have tipped some of his games. People, don't get the notion that he dramatically influenced games, but especially in close games he officiated, he contributed to tipping the iceberg. I live in Phoenix, the hub for all the NBA controversies by far, no argument there. Look at the Suns playoff history, especially the last three years, to understand why fans here are in a state of paranoia. And Dallas Mavericks fans, shut up, because we have 20-30 more years of failures than you have. Anyways, we don't know right now what Tim's motives were, whether he was threatened or he did it for cash, but in this day of sports scandals, this is one of the many. This could end up just washing up and going away as there are many other problems, look at cycling and of course, baseball. It is just another speed bump on the road, fans, DO NOT TAKE THIS SCANDAL TOO SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!!
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Q&A on ESPN.com
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