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NBA ref Donaghy gets 15 months behind bars
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was jailed for 15 months today for taking payoffs from a professional gambler for inside tips on games.
Donaghy, 41, an NBA official for 13 seasons, pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn court in August to conspiracy to defraud the NBA and to transmitting gambling information across state lines in a scandal that sparked league reforms.
"I'm very sorry ... I brought shame on myself, my family, and to the profession that I love," he told the court.