NBA referee Tim Donaghy is under investigation by the FBI for allegations that he bet on games that he officiated over the past two seasons and that he made calls affecting the point spread in games, multiple sources told ESPN.

Donaghy, a 13-year veteran of the league, is aware of the investigation and resigned from the NBA recently.

The NBA issued a brief statement Friday, saying: “We have been asked by the FBI, with whom we are working closely, not to comment on this matter at this time.”

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When Shaq was with the Lakers he said that a Kings game was “predetermined,” presumably by the referees.

“Shaq got taken out of the ballgame,” Jackson said. “The NBA has been watching these games for how many years? We played them in the playoffs for
four out of the five years? Every time at the beginning of the game, Vlade
does all the same stuff, and the referees fall for the same Vlade flop stuff
year in and year out. And if they don’t know enough - and I went over to the
referee [Tim Donaghy] and said, ‘If you don’t know enough to [let them] play
through that stuff, you’re just eliminating Shaq from the game.’ You don’t
want to take him out of the game. You don’t want to make this game different
from what it should be. And players shouldn’t be rewarded for this kind of
an act. You’re rewarding this guy for this act. That’s totally unfortunate.”

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