I can't yet accept the words of Donaghy, a known felon who is in big trouble and trying to minimize it. I need to let it play out, it's surely going to be investigated. If it turns out that it's true it will be disastrous for the NBA.

That said, I watched the Lakers/Sacramento series he referenced and thought the outcome was criminal at the time, but in fairness, over the course of time I've had that reaction to many different sporting events, finals or no. At least for last night, it didn't seem to have a ratings impact. The final numbers are in and there were 14.51 million viewers last night, a 53% increase over last year's game 3.

Anyone else think Phil Jackson looks”pitifully” funny crying about how his team got cheated the game before the controversial game 6 and 7 against the kings in 2002. ROFL. Whomever wins the championship this year should bring the refs up on the stage as their 6, 7 and 8th men.

Not only did i stop watching the playoffs when these to teams were the last two, I cant even stand to watch highlights on sports center…. NBA where cheating happens.

I can't yet accept the words of Donaghy, a known felon who is in big trouble and trying to minimize it. I need to let it play out, it's surely going to be investigated. If it turns out that it's true it will be disastrous for the NBA.

That said, I watched the Lakers/Sacramento series he referenced and thought the outcome was criminal at the time, but in fairness, over the course of time I've had that reaction to many different sporting events, finals or no. At least for last night, it didn't seem to have a ratings impact. The final numbers are in and there were 14.51 million viewers last night, a 53% increase over last year's game 3.

Anyone else think Phil Jackson looks”pitifully” funny crying about how his team got cheated the game before the controversial game 6 and 7 against the kings in 2002. ROFL. Whomever wins the championship this year should bring the refs up on the stage as their 6, 7 and 8th men.

Not only did i stop watching the playoffs when these to teams were the last two, I cant even stand to watch highlights on sports center…. NBA where cheating happens.

The comparison to the WWF is completely ridiculous as well. Viewership is down for the NBA for the same reason that many other primetime ratings are down. The competition for eyeballs is now spread out across many more cable channels. The NBA still has very healthy ratings and the fact that the NBA Finals have jumped up to 13.5 million illustrates that.

It’s OBVIOUS that David Stern personally fixes these playoff games via his selection of referees, and when we find out that the referees themselves are point shaving, like Tim Donaghy, Stern decrees that it was one ref acting alone and that the integrity of the game is untouchable. Yeah, right.

Frankly, I’m amazed that anyone still cares about this rigged league of pot-smoking gangbangers that wade into the crowd to throw punches at the paying customers. The fact that David Stern still has a job as commissioner shows you that there is no accountability in this pathetic league. The ratings reflect that.

It’s OBVIOUS that David Stern personally fixes these playoff games via his selection of referees, and when we find out that the referees themselves are point shaving, like Tim Donaghy, Stern decrees that it was one ref acting alone and that the integrity of the game is untouchable. Yeah, right.

Frankly, I’m amazed that anyone still cares about this rigged league of pot-smoking gangbangers that wade into the crowd to throw punches at the paying customers. The fact that David Stern still has a job as commissioner shows you that there is no accountability in this pathetic league. The ratings reflect that.