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Whistleblower

The Rogue Ref

Whistleblower

Tenderfoot TV

Sports, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.64.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was caught betting on games that he officiated. It was the biggest scandal in American sports history, but according to Donaghy, he wasn't the one fixing games... it was the NBA. Journalist Tim Livingston sets out to find answers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:09.7

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0:16.0

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0:21.2

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0:27.5

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0:34.0

How do you call a foul?

0:38.6

How does the official call a foul? Unbelievable.

0:45.3

Well, that's that's terrible.

0:47.8

Referees are supposed to be invisible. You shouldn't know their names.

0:52.4

But in 2007, a referee stepped into the spotlight. His name was Tim Donahee.

0:59.4

And he pissed a lot of people off.

1:02.9

My name is Rashee Wallace. I'm a 16 year NBA veteran, four time NBA All-Star and 2004 NBA champ.

1:12.9

I forgot the team we were playing, but you know the referee called a foul on me.

1:18.4

And he was facing a table, you know, putting another in three zero foul, whatever, right?

1:24.9

Now, down to he is way on the other side of the court.

1:29.4

And he hits me with a tag.

1:35.4

And like it shocks everybody because I didn't say, you know, not in argue or dispute the call.

1:41.9

So he gave me a tag talking about something I threw the ball at him.

1:45.4

I'm like, well, I'm like, yo, the man is less than four feet from me, though.

1:50.4

If I really wanted to hit him, I could really hit him.

1:54.4

So I would you talk about I'm throwing the ball at him.

1:56.9

So then called another tag.

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