The letter describes a 2002 playoff series that went seven games. They had an event for game 7 of the western conference finals between the golden state warriors and oklahoma city thunder, but they also had an event for game 1 of the nba finals. The book was to have covered his nba career, described his dealings with. Tim donaghy yeah, game 6 of the 2002 western conference. During his career in the nba, donaghy officiated in 772 regular season games and 20 playoff games. Tim donaghy yeah, game 6 of the 2002 western conference finals. David stern has rigged hundreds of games in his 24 years in office. When the kings lost game 6 of the 2002 western conference finals to the lakers, sacramento fans and a lot of the national media immediately thought something was up. After going down by 15 in the 4th quarter, the lakers battled back to book their first trip to the nba finals in 9. The book is filled with tons of alleged anecdotes to this degree. Kings in one of the most controversial playoff series in nba history, the twotime defending champion lakers defeated the kings in 7 games to advance to their third straight nba finals appearance and win their 14th championship in a sweep over the nets. The three that we rank as the most important are game 7 of the 2000 western conference finals, game 6 of the 2002 western conference finals and game 5 of. He also worked game 7 of the 2000 western conference finals. Tim donaghy is a former professional basketball referee who worked in the national basketball association nba for seasons from 1994 to 2007.
I still enjoy the nba but watched most avidly between 88 to the early 2000s. Ill never forget game 6 of the 2002 western conference finals and watching sacramentos. The event for the nba finals was between the golden state warriors. The 2000 nba playoffs was the postseason tournament of the national basketball associations 1999 2000 season. Weve obtained a copy of tim donaghys book, blowing the whistle, which. It was one of the reports with haralabob on it that he thought that the 2001 eastern conference finals between the sixersbucks was the most poorly officiated series of basketball games in nba. Some people cry conspiracy, claiming the game is rigged. Referees a, f and g were officiating a playoff series between teams 5. A disgraced ref, the fbi, and the kingslakers 2002. Game seven of the 2000 west finals is known in some circles as being.
There were no words to describe how the kings felt after game 7. Ill never forget game 6 of the 2002 western conference finals and watching. Excerpts from the book the nba doesnt want you to read. In january 2000, referee d went against these instructions and. Another western conference finals between the two archrivals felt destined when they ended up on opposite ends of the bracket come playoff time, the kings as the 2 seed and pacific division. Donaghy claims that in january 2000, a referee ejected a star player in the first. 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.
The frozen envelope that rigged the nba draft duration. Aka the rigged series according to many including george karl and ray allen bill simmons mentioned on the bs report im trying to find which one. So who here can tell me about the 2001 eastern conference. The three most infamous rigged games in nba history. The three that we rank as the most important are game 7 of the 2000 western conference finals, game 6 of the 2002 western conference finals and game 5 of the 2006 nba finals. People remember game 7 of the 2000 western conference finals for the incredible comeback by.