[TXMike]

Looks like NBA refs are off the hook..Stern has apparently decided to stick his head in the sand, just like he did when he first started getting wind of problems with this idiot.

From the Seattle Times:

Some league officials admit casual gambling exists among their ranks, but at the weekend National Basketball Referees Foundation Conference in Los Angeles, their main concern was that Tim Donaghy would exaggerate the extent of the gambling.

One veteran referee at the conference, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the collective-bargaining agreement prohibits officials from talking to the media without the league's permission, said a topic of private discussions this weekend among the referees was that Donaghy would try to better his situation at their expense. Gambling other than at a racetrack in the offseason is a violation of league rules for referees.

Commissioner David Stern said the referees need not worry about repercussions from Donaghy's accusations. "Why would we believe anything he says?" Stern said of Donaghy, a referee for 13 years who has pleaded guilty to two felony gambling-related charges and admitted making picks on games he was assigned to officiate.

Donaghy has said he will name at least 20 other referees who were involved in gambling activities