Stern Forlorn, Upset at 'Betrayal'

NBA commissioner emphasizes rogue ref was an isolated case
By Jesse Andrews,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 25, 2007 7:30 AM CDT
Stern Forlorn, Upset at 'Betrayal'
NBA Commissioner David Stern leaves after holding a news conference to discuss the betting probe against NBA referee Tim Donaghy, New York, Tuesday July 24 , 2007. NBA commissioner David Stern said he believed the betting scandal that has rocked the league won't go beyond the allegations against the...   (Associated Press)

A weary David Stern expressed grave disappointment yesterday in referee Tim Donaghy, who the FBI alleges bet on games he officiated. At a somber news conference without the omnipresent NBA logo behind him, the commissioner made clear his belief in Donaghy's guilt, which he likened to treason. Donaghy has not been charged.

Stern did not mention organized crime, but the feds say Donaghy may have been acting in concert with mobsters. Speaking with great deliberation, the commissioner called the scandal "the most serious situation and worst situation that I have ever experienced either as a fan of the NBA, a lawyer for the NBA or a commissioner of the NBA." (More David Stern stories.)

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