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Whistleblower Tenderfoot TV
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In 2007, NBA referee Tim Donaghy was arrested for betting on games he officiated. It was the biggest scandal in American sports history, but it quickly faded from the headlines. Why? Because everyone in this scandal has something to hide. This isn't a story about basketball - it's a story about money, and a conspiracy that spans far beyond one referee. Sports journalist Tim Livingston takes you inside his eight-year odyssey to find the truth at the heart of the scandal. This is Whistleblower.
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The Rogue Ref
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was caught betting on games that he officiated. It was the biggest scandal in American sports history, but according to Donaghy, he wasn't the one fixing games... it was the NBA. Journalist Tim Livingston sets out to find answers.
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Out of Bounds
Host Tim Livingston heads to Florida for his first face-to-face interview with disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy, but it’s Donaghy's co-conspirator, Tommy Martino, who reveals new information about the 13-year-old scandal.
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Timmy and Tommy
Two kids from Delco, Tim Donaghy and Tommy Martino. Our interviews continue with our main subjects and we dive deeper into Donaghy’s claims, attempting to separate the truth from the lies.
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Choose Wisely
Next stop, Philadelphia, specifically Delaware County, where the 2007 NBA betting scandal was hatched. “Delco”, as Delaware County is commonly known, is home to the Sixers, bookmakers, and Philly mobsters. Tim gets a first-hand account of the lifestyle and gambling culture and he must... choose wisely.
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The Defense of Tim Donaghy
Tim and the team head up I-95 to New York for a meeting with John Lauro, Donaghy’s defense attorney, and to track down the illusive FBI agents who handled Donaghy's investigation. We learn that someone from high up may have been pulling the strings to undermine the investigation, even going as far to leak the story to the NY Post.
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Fit for a King
After learning about the suspicious circumstances surrounding the leak of the original Donaghy story and Jimmy Battista's plea deal, the crew investigates the most controversial game in NBA history: Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals.
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Customer Reviews
Life in general
This doesn’t suprisse me I am a man in his seventies grew up around all this kinda stuff I M really not a geek about this but live and worked in delco. I knew the law is all about money.Sports don’t change the outcome.Listen to the way he says drugs.Clifton sure gets you ready for this. The way the environment gets you prepared for the difference in playing chess then checkers.Y ou know my Clifton Heights upbringing knows the lessons on keeping your mouth shut never admitting anything.
Could have been better
Pretty one sided even to the point of admitting to being friends with the subject. Lots of untrue facts in this series. Example of one sided opinions, the NBA tells refs what they do wrong to make them better. It’s like a ball player watching tape to see what he did wrong. So when they are told to focus on an illegal move a player is doing, that’s them correcting their mistake from the previous game
Stop Watching NBA
I’ve been done with the NBA for a while though. I love basketball, but it has to be pure. Thanks for shearing more light on the ‘WWFness’ of the NBA. The NBA is a joke!
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