Stephen curry has been named mvp twice, and before getting thrown out of the game by what his wife referred to as a rigged nba polity, he led the warriors in points. Nba commissioner adam silver swears the league isnt rigged. Cavaliers as the competitors in the nba finals even though golden state has yet to win its western conference finals. Is this video proof that the nba draft is rigged duration. The nba, like every sports league in the world, has been accused of being rigged multiple times in its history. In this case, there really isnt that much credible evidence that the nba finals is rigged. Just knowing that some games were rigged scares me because now there. Before game 5 of the 2017 nba finals, donaghy claimed that referees would be instructed to extend the series for financial reasons.
Personal foul takes an indepth look at former nba referee tim donaghy and the. Tim donaghys book is a desperate attempt by a man who really has no. Following the conclusion of game 6 of the nba finals where the cleveland cavaliers bested the golden state warriors 115 101 ayesha curry sent out the following tweet, claiming that the nba was rigged which subsequently sent the twitterverse into a frenzy. The nba is the most rigged product in the world utah should of never won game 5. As much as people want to believe the fix is in, the nba is not rigged. I would recommend this book to nba fans, sports bettors, or anyone interested in gambling addiction. But he believes the nba is due for a game where the wrong team wins the finals due to officiating. The national basketball association nba finals is the championship series for the nba and the conclusion of its postseason. Sports is so rigged, nowadays, you can just about predict on how the games. During his career in the nba, donaghy officiated in 772 regular season games and 20 playoff games. Cavaliers force game 7 with blowout of warriors warriors finally create a problem they cant solve ayesha curry tweets the nba is rigged for money.
Nba finals cleveland cavaliers vs golden state warriors 2018. Conspiracy theorists think the nba rigged the lottery in order to send patrick ewing to the struggling new york knicks. Wsbns dan on fire pulls the curtain off of the true nature of nba outcomes. How do the lives of the characters weave the central conflict of the story based on the story of a jeepney. Most recently, nba s official facebook page revealed that the warriors are going to win game 7 of the nba western conference finals. Former nba ref from betting scandal warns on legal. Richard sherman not so subtly hints the nba playoffs are. Former nba referee tim donaghy is back with a fresh nba finals conspiracy theory.
The book was to have covered his nba career, described his dealings with the. As a topper, donaghy claims he never fixed games because he didnt need to. Proof nba finals are rigged 2018 tim donaghy youtube. The nba is doing a bad job proving the playoffs arent rigged. It is about his knowledge of special relationships between referees and players and coaches, as well as the nba s manipulation of games and playoff series. For the first time since 1979, the nba playoffs will feature each conference finals series going to game 7 with each matchup going the distance. The nba draft lottery is the easiest to rig, and rigging the lottery can be done out of the public view.
Has the nba rigged the finals in favor of the golden state. Fast forward to 2016, the nba playoffs are in fullswing and rumors are circulating around the internet that the games are rigged. Its true, but that doesnt necesarily mean the nba is rigged too. So many years ive watched steph play in the western conference finals, the nba finals being in the crowd. Tim donaghy has a new conspiracy theory about the nba finals. I laughed out loud several times at some of the antidotes involving referees, players, and coaches. Like 2006 finals series bw dallas and miami where dwayne wade shot 97 free throws in a 6 game series or the 2002 finals bw kings and lakers where kings were heavily favoured but due to some questionable calls theyve become a proof for people who say nba is rigged. So theres a conspiracy theory that says the nba is rigged. The nba is rigged by econmatters it has long been speculated that the nba assigns certain refs to officiate games to get outcomes they want for either prolonging a series to get more game and advertising revenue or providing refereeing advantage where necessary to make certain more marketable nba finals take place which brings in higher ratings. A former referee at the center of a gambling scandal has alleged that nba referees rigged a 2002 playoff series to force it to seven games.
Kings fan, and was a child during the 2002 nba western conference finals. But because of what the finals revealed about the sport and about america. In july 2007, reports of an investigation by the federal bureau of investigation fbi were made public, which alleged that during the 2005. Tim donaghy is a former professional basketball referee who worked in the national basketball. Curry family affair in western finals is dream come true. Great book, shows that the nba is decided by officials in many instances. The 2007 nba betting scandal was a scandal involving the national basketball association nba and accusations that an nba referee used his knowledge of relationships between referees, coaches, players and owners to bet on professional basketball games. Over a decade ago, the nba was dealing with tim donaghy, a referee allegedly bet on games he officiated and made calls that affected the point spread. What proof do these lunatics have to support such outrageous claims.
As the miami heat barrel their way toward a second nba championship in as many years, a chorus of accusations and conspiracy theories alleging that the league is rigged has reached fever pitch. Former nba referee tim donaghy opens sports handicapping site, claims league is still rigged. Tim donaghy details how nba officials, league allegedly. No, but frankly we see this question so many times for practically every major event that i no longer see why i should waste my time repeating the explanation for why this kind of conspiracy is essentially impossible. If its disturbing, insidertrading type evidence you require, youd probably settle at no, except for perhaps the fact that the lead official for the finals has been linked to the tim donaghy scandal, and was named the leagues worst referee. That said, officials have rigged professional sports before, and there is a chance they might have done it again. Sports engage emotions in people and those emotions sometimes result in overthetop reactions. Despite getting tossed from the game and watching his team suffer a devastating championship loss, curry himself scored 30 points in the secondtolast game of the post. A controversial call at the end of the first game of the 2018 nba finals between the cleveland cavaliers and the golden state warriors had some fans wondering if something more nefarious with the. If the series is rigged, the warriors players must be in on it, too, because game 6 was lost in the first quarter when they missed 17 of 22 shots, many of them wide open, en route to a 319 deficit. A decade before steph currys wife was accusing the league of fixing the nba finals, dallas fans and conspiracy theorists were screaming rigged during the 2006 nba finals between the miami heat and dallas mavs.
On my channel you will find nba what ifs, nba conspiracies, nba history, and anything else i can think of that will keep you entertained. This book is a solid illustrated history of the nba finals from the leagues beginnings in the 194647 season up through 1990. The order of the draft was determined by a league official pulling cards out. Ayesha curry claimed the nba is absolutely rigged after. The league wants the cavs to win the 2016 nba finals because of lebron james, but they have also spent the better part of year promoting stephen curry.
An account is given of each finals series, and for some seasons the book recounts earlier rounds of the playoffs, if they were compelling. The idea that there is some nba level mandate to rig finals games is patently ridiculous though. The argument for the nba being rigged is typically made after an nba draft lottery, nba draft, a trade, and the main argument games being fixed. Tim donaghy details how nba officials, league allegedly fix games exclusive interview part 3. But officiating can still play a part in the result, or add. The book he is writing is a tell all about his years in the nba and how he successfully picked winners of nba games 7080% of the time. Though, if you truly believe in your heart of hearts theres a hierarchy in the leagues offices. Tim donaghy also says the nba routinely encouraged. In the aftermath of draymond greens suspension for game 5 of the nba finals after striking a man, in this.
At first, the 2016 nba finals didnt look like they were going to be much of a. The lottery directly effects what happens in an nba draft. The nba is a scripted hollywood hoax hard proof dan on. Tim donaghys book fuels nba conspiracy theories but is bunk. Former nba ref tim donaghy, at the heart of the basketball leagues notorious betting scandal, says legal sports gambling comes with great dangers. Youre an idiot if you think the nba is rigged sporting news. Ever wonder why the lakers and celtics now the heat are always in the finals. And yet, we have cleveland and golden state in the finals this year, with the lakers and the knicks missing the playoffs. The golden state warriors are clearly in the realm of greatest team alltime in their sweep of the cavaliers in the 2018 nba finals. Stephen curry fouled out of game 6 of the nba finals, and he was so upset about the sixth foul, he threw his mouth guard into the crowd and had to. We would have long ago read a tellall book from someone far more.
To brian tuohy, author of the new book the fix is still in. When there is a buzzer beater going up that will either win or lose or tie the game, nobody puts any field around the rim or ball to make it more or less likely for the shot to fall. Just logically makes sense that it would be rigged. There is a former nba ref named tim donaghy who was booted from the nba and went to jail for gambling and distortingrigging on games. Therefore, there is no way the nba finals end in game 6. All finals have been played in a bestofseven format, and are contested between the winners of the eastern conference and the western conference formerly divisions before 1970, except in 1950 when the eastern division champion faced the winner between the western and. The accusation that nba playoffs are rigged are basically because of a couple of series gone in a way they shouldnt have.