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Disgraced NBA ref: Playoff games were manipulated
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A rogue referee has accused the world's top basketball league of rigging key games to boost ticket sales and television ratings. (article 7) 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 7) " 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 7) NEW YORK - NBA commissioner David Stern dismissed allegations from a former referee at the center of a gambling scandal that the 2002 playoff series was rigged by league referees and officials, calling the claims baseless. (article 3) Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy asserted in publicly filed court papers Tuesday that six other officials had manipulated the outcomes of four NBA games, including two playoff games. (article 11) By DAVID MOORE / The Dallas Morning News dmoore Former NBA referee and admitted felon Tim Donaghy intruded on the NBA Finals with a wide range of allegations designed to lessen his upcoming sentence. (article 6) LOS ANGELES - If Tim Donaghy's latest allegations are true, Kobe Bryant won his last championship with the help of an NBA conspiracy. (article 10)

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