Unreal...

People was saying this league had games sit up for  years, the NBA they knew about this stuff and now we have proof!

The NBA did not have the games set up for years. The proof is that one official did things to help the over/under in the game.  They have never said Donaghy bet on games straight up, he always bet over/under is what reports have said. As a life long NBA fan it really saddens me to see what has come to light and what will come to light as a result of all of this.

I think if the Feds dig deep enough, you'll find that the fix for many games comes from the league office itself. There are some teams that don't do well for TV ratings meaning the TV networks stand to lose millions in advertising. Stories are good for ratings, last year we had the 3 prong feel good story in Miami with Alonzo Mourning surviving his disease and finally winning a ring, Gary Payton also finally getting a ring, and then Shaq getting another ring while his unpopular former sidekick watches from LA. This year everyone feared another boring Spurs-Pistons final, so suddenly the Cavs come alive and win 4 straight to put the games newest superstar into the finals in Lebron James. There also seems to be obvious calls that are designed to extend a series more games, which translates into more money for TV networks. I could go back a lot of years and point out games that fit all these criteria. This has been my opinion for many years, since before Michael Jordan even entered the league and made a hypocrisy of all NBA officiating with the notorious "Jordan Rules".

I always thought the C's just had really bad luck in the lottery but no don't know what to think. Gives me even further reason not to watch the NBA, the C's suck and the games have been fixed. Good job David Stern!!

If this was truely the case, do you really think the SPURS would have been anywhere NEAR the Finals this year?

I don't know...you dig deep enough and you might find the ref from the Seattle v Pittsburgh Referees super-ref game!

In all reality, there's got to be more than just one involved in this kind of thing.  With their salaries and the money that can be made off gambling...they could all be paid off.  Except for Mr. Big Arms in the NFL...he's just the muscle behind it all!  hehehe  I love watching games he refs...he's awesome.

Dynasties are good for the sport. The Spurs are now a dynasty with several popular players in Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobilli. Whether you love em or hate em, the league figures you'll watch for either reason.

Actually, the ratings this past year were the lowest in a long time, and as you can tell just by being here, most people didn't even want to watch the Spurs play.

just to note you all... GAME FOURRRRR was the game the ejections occured. DUH?

so would the NBA Finals have better ratings with another defensive, "boring" team like say.... Seattle Supersonics? Or Houston Rockets?

If the NBA was truely rigged completely, the Suns would have been in the finals, because more people want to watch the flashy high scoring team over the technically sound team.

Remember all those super close lucky games the laker's had won against Sacramento and the trailblazers in the Western conference playoffs from back in the day, i noticed the BS then

Yes, Game 3 was the most poorly officiated game of the entire season.

the NBA is beyond corrupt now. And i hate it and fan-bashers because it comes at a time my team reaches the pinnacle of all teams. I wish the Spurs went on a massive Title run years ago, so you people wouldn't start with the tainted, cheating bologna!

Sacrament was a joke. They were the team that basically perfected the art of flopping once Vlade joined the team and showed the art to Chris Webber. If the Queens had actually concentrated on playing basketball instead of trying to draw fouls by flopping, they may have made the finals.