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NBA commissioner Stern disputes charge by ex-ref Tim Donaghy
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In 2002, consumer advocate and current presidential candidate Ralph Nader quickly criticized the NBA referees who worked the Lakers' controversial Game 6 Western Conference finals victory over the Sacramento Kings. (article 3)
" Incompetence cannot be the sole explanation Nader said Thursday, six years after firing off a letter to NBA Commissioner David Stern requesting a review of the 2002 game's officiating. (article 3)
Just to make sure, the NBA will go back and re-interview every single referee about Tim Donaghy's latest allegations of rigged playoff series in 2002 and 2005. (article 9)
LOS ANGELES David Stern came to the defense of his beleaguered referees again Thursday, saying they don't manipulate games or engage in other criminal activity. (article 10)
LOS ANGELES - N.B.A. executives and referees are accused of broad misconduct and outright manipulation of game results - including a highly disputed 2002 playoff series - in the latest court filing by the lawyer for the former referee Tim Donaghy. (article 11)
The charges, outlined by the lawyer John Lauro in a letter filed Tuesday, are the most detailed and the most provocative to emerge since last July, when Donaghy was arrested and charged with conspiring with gamblers. (article 11)
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Source articles
- Tim Donaghy's claim reopens an old wound for Sacramento Kings fans (L.A. Times, 06/12/2008, 692 words)
- This calls for a Stern response (boston.com, 06/12/2008, 1111 words)
- Ralph Nader hopes for NBA whistle-blower (L.A. Times, 06/13/2008, 561 words)
- NBA getting in quite a fix :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Rick Telander (suntimes.com, 06/11/2008, 881 words)
- NBA officials rigged playoff series: ex-ref Donaghy (cbc.ca, 06/11/2008, 816 words)
- Tim Donaghy's claims of NBA fixing are met with doubts (L.A. Times, 06/12/2008, 820 words)
- ABC News: Shamed Ref: NBA Playoffs Were Rigged (ABCNews, 06/11/2008, 435 words)
- Was the fix in? Stern can't handle the truth... (suntimes.com, 06/12/2008, 1318 words)
- NBA commissioner Stern disputes charge by ex-ref Tim Donaghy (cbc.ca, 06/13/2008, 734 words)
- Commissioner Stern: NBA referees don't manipulate games (L.A. Times, 06/12/2008, 518 words)
- Donaghy Cites Broad Misconduct in N.B.A. (nytimes.com, 06/11/2008, 923 words)
- Claims May Be Bogus, but the Perception Is Real (nytimes.com, 06/12/2008, 349 words)
- Bryant comes out swinging (boston.com, 06/12/2008, 450 words)
- True or not, ref's charges linger over NBA finals (Washington Post, 06/12/2008, 796 words)
- NBA players scoff at allegations of game fixing (cbc.ca, 06/12/2008, 371 words)
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