Stumbled across this in the local fishwrap:
The NBA's investigation into its worst scandal in decades has shifted to Las Vegas.
Sources tell me Ronnie Nunn, the NBA's director of officials, has been in town this week, exploring the "breadth and depth" of allegations that referee Tim Donaghy fixed games.
The FBI has been investigating Donaghy for possible ties with mobsters to fix margins and outcomes of NBA games to pay off gambling debts.
Among other issues, a spy tells me, Nunn is looking into the gambling habits and connections of former or current NBA players who live in Las Vegas or are regular visitors.
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Nunn shouldn't be surprised if he bumps into a counterpart from another league. I've been hearing rumblings for three years now that Major League Baseball has a special "interest" in a couple of baseball players.
All of which is why, during a July 12 taping for "Casino Diaries," hosted by Steve Schirripa of "The Sopranos," I predicted a major sports scandal was going to be one of the biggest sports stories of the year in Las Vegas. The NBA scandal broke a week later.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
The NBA's investigation into its worst scandal in decades has shifted to Las Vegas.
Sources tell me Ronnie Nunn, the NBA's director of officials, has been in town this week, exploring the "breadth and depth" of allegations that referee Tim Donaghy fixed games.
The FBI has been investigating Donaghy for possible ties with mobsters to fix margins and outcomes of NBA games to pay off gambling debts.
Among other issues, a spy tells me, Nunn is looking into the gambling habits and connections of former or current NBA players who live in Las Vegas or are regular visitors.
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Nunn shouldn't be surprised if he bumps into a counterpart from another league. I've been hearing rumblings for three years now that Major League Baseball has a special "interest" in a couple of baseball players.
All of which is why, during a July 12 taping for "Casino Diaries," hosted by Steve Schirripa of "The Sopranos," I predicted a major sports scandal was going to be one of the biggest sports stories of the year in Las Vegas. The NBA scandal broke a week later.
THE SCENE AND HEARD
