May 29, 2011

Ex-Con Tim Donaghy Calls Out NBA For "Letting" LeBron Travel


So Tim Donaghy, the guy who did time in a federal penitentiary for betting on games he refereed, is now the officiating police? Dude, go sit your ass the entire fuck down somewhere. Did LeBron travel? Shit yeah he did (though he was clearly trying to draw contact and get a foul call), and I don't have a problem with someone calling that out...just not fucking Tim Donaghy.

And you know what else is crazy? The fact that he's trying to make it seem like Reggie Miller and Steve Kerr were somehow pulling for the Heat by not mentioning that he traveled. Guess what Timmy? We didn't notice it and neither did they! If anything Miller and Kerr were rooting against the Heat, not trying to cover up officiating flaws. I mean seriously, what series was he watching? Miller and Kerr couldn't have been more anti-Heat without showing up in Bulls gear.

Now, of course, Bulls fans will have this to hold their hats on and try to use it to justify Derrick Rose playing awful in the Conference Finals (because you know how LeBron traveling while trying to get fouled directly effects Rose's shooting and passing abilities and all) despite majority of them not realizing he traveled either. Forget the fact that even if the travel was called, the Bulls were still down 4 with 29 seconds left (they couldn't even score 4 points in the last 3:14 of Game 5, but they definitely had a shot at scoring 4 in the last 29 seconds of Game 4) and forget the fact that Dwyane Wade blocks the Bulls' next shot attempt anyway, I'm sure we'll get a healthy dose of this non-call somehow deciding the series from Bulls fans and Heat haters throughout next week and for years and years to come.

My only question for Donaghy is this: What's the point? Are you trying to prove to David Stern you still got it and he should give you your job back? Did you have money on the Bulls in Game 4? Do you also hate LeBron and the Heat? Is this your audition tape for the next season of The Real World? Seriously, what did you hope to accomplish with this?

Alright, I'm done. Now excuse me while I sit and wait for Donaghy's next officiating video breakdown on how the offensive foul called on LeBron with 8 seconds left in regulation of Game 4 was bullshit. (Oh yeah, I forget the NBA is rigging games to help the Heat win, so let's not mention that one.)