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Disgraced NBA ref: Playoff games were manipulated
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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Tim Donaghy made the incendiary claims against the American NBA in an attempt for leniency after pleading guilty to gambling on basketball games that he had refereed. (article 1)
The allegations appeared to be timed for maximum effect, coming only hours before Tuesday's game three of the NBA finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. (article 1)
" If the NBA wanted a team to succeed, league officials would inform referees that opposing players were getting away with violations Mr Donaghy's lawyer wrote to the court. (article 1)
Donaghy's most serious charge is that league officials twice manipulated the NBA playoffs, the elimination phase of the annual competition. (article 1)
The Lakers won game six and game seven to win the series - and, ultimately, the championship - amid howls of protest and a call for an investigation from Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate and former presidential candidate. (article 1)
Donaghy also accused NBA executives of instructing referees to target the Houston Rockets' 7ft 6in- tall star Yao Ming in a 2005 playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks. (article 1)
The alleged instruction had helped the Mavericks to rally from a 0-2 deficit to win the series, resulting in more tickets sold and more televised games ", Donaghy alleged. (article 1)
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- Basketball playoffs 'rigged for ratings', says referee Tim Donaghy (timesonline.co.uk, 06/12/2008, 775 words)
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