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Parker "surprised" and "shocked" at NBA scandal
(AFP)
Updated: 2007-07-26 09:58
French basketball star Tony Parker on Wednesday expressed his "surprise"
and "shock" at the NBA's alleged match fixing scandal involving referee
Tim Donaghy.
"For the moment we can't talk too much about it because we don't really
know what happened exactly.
"But I was surprised and shocked, I didn't think that it could still
happen," said the San Antonio Spurs playmaker, who this year became the
first European to be the most valuable player in the NBA finals.
American daily, The New York Post, on Friday reported the FBI were
investigating Donaghy, who supposedly worked with mobsters to fix margins
and outcomes of NBA games to pay off gambling debts.
"Sporting bets is a huge thing in the United States, in Las Vegas you can
bet a lot of money on the game, but I thought the referees were on the
level." said Parker, who recently married "Desperate Housewives" star Eva
Longoria.
Donaghy resigned earlier this month after a 13-year career following
allegations he bet on the games he was officiating in.
No specific games in which he was involved have been revealed as being
under scrutiny, although among those he handled was a game in the San
Antonio-Phoenix playoff series.
San Antonio beat the Suns and swept to the NBA crown over Cleveland in
the finals.
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