Referees can decide a game or let the players play the game the right way. In basketball, every play is crucial, every good pass leads to a better chance to score, every defensive stop can change the direction of the game, but referees have the ability to fix the whole game. Tim Donaghy, who is a NBA referee who gambled and help decide games was one of those refs who decided who won the game within his own hand. Donaghy was known for how he fixed games in his favor or to assist others who gambled under his view. As the son of NCAA Referee, Gerry Donaghy, Tim did not follow what his father preached as a referee. Gerry was a highly respectable referee for nearly 40 years, which he spent 19 of those years as a referee for the NCAA. Gerry was known not to be vocal with players or coaches, but simply showed up to work to do his job and leave with…show more content… In an interview, he spoke that he helped fix nearly over one hundred games and in many of those he was chosen to be a referee. He admits to being the only referee who gambled and refereed at the same time. During this time, the NBA was under cautions with many of the referees who had ref during the games. Donaghy was to be blamed for why the NBA was under lots of supervisor. Donaghy was responsibility for his actions were the NBA brightly seen what he did during his time as a referee, in the 2007 NBA Western Playoffs, where he helped San Antonio Spurs win the series with statistical one of the best team in history with Steve Nash leading the Phoenix Suns to their first champion. Later, the Spurs carried on to win the NBA finals in 2007. Tim Donaghy ripped away a championship from the city of Phoenix and Steve Nash career. Donaghy knew that the Suns were the better team, because the supervisor of officials in the series was Tommy Nunez, who strongly dislike the Suns owner. With this in his mind, he decided to put money against the Suns and give the Spurs majority of the
