BIG NBA scandal!!!

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

If it's true that the NBA was aware of his gambling problem for a couple of years now (as anonymous sources are apparently indicating) then that's a huge mark on David Stern's legacy. Either way it is.

To think that he was so focused the past couple of years on dress codes, and a new synthetic gambling when possible point shaving was happening right under his nose.

No it wouldn't be. It could be in the eyes of the media and some fans, but it shouldn't be. He had a huge number of precautions in place on refs from credit checks and watching their tax returns, to background checks. It is incredibly easy for one person (which at this point we know of only the one ref involved) to affect a game if they're on the court as an official or a player. Remember the Arizona State game fixing a few years ago? One gambler and one player successfully fixed every game for their own profits in Vegas. It's impossible to prevent this if someone is intent on doing it and has a direct influence on the game. Stern did nothing wrong. I don't always agree with him and his policies, but there was nothing he could do above what he was already doing to prevent this.