Although the NBA Finals have been over for a week, Tim Donaghy and the NBA haven't been able to keep out of the news and are unlikely to do so until Donaghy's sentencing on July 14.
While Donaghy's claims are quickly dismissed by the league, they did catch the attention of Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, who wrote to NBA Commissioner David Stern last week and said he was prepared to get involved in the entire game-fixing ordeal, if needed.
"Mr. Donaghy’s allegations must be viewed with some skepticism,” Rush wrote. “Nonetheless, critics have once again renewed their calls for reform, and the NBA is once again facing questions about the integrity of the product on the court.”
All of that leads up to the question, "Are NBA Games Fixed?" Well, that's a question that may never be fully answered, but those who claim that games aren't on the up-and-up have plenty of statistical date to back up those claims.
Read Are NBA Basketball Games Fixed? in the Basketball Betting section of the site.
Photo: David Stern answers media questions about Tim Donaghy's accusations before Game 2 of the NBA Finals. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
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The Lakers Spurs game was wack. The Spurs can give all their thanks to the jenky a** refs.. All those sissy a** calls by the refs, not only were the Lakers playing the Spurs they were playing heads up against the refs. Once again Spurs give THANKS TO THE REFS AND WHOEVER LACED THEIR POCKETS ESPECIALLY ON THAT BOGUS CALL ON FISHER THAT PUT YOU AHEAD 1 TO WIN THE GAME
I have long suspected that NBA playoff games might be fixed, after I witnessed Magic Johnson run out the clock in game 4 of the 1984 NBA finals against the Boston, without passing or taking a shot. There is too much scoring and its the easiest team sport to manipulate. For this reason, I ceased watching the NBA some 10 or 12 years ago. Its merely a forum for the stars of the game. Haven’t we seen enough of either the Lakers, Celtics, or Spurs in the finals to prove this? How come no one else can get in? I only watch the NCAA tournament.