Commissioner Says NBA Deserves Benefit of Doubt

NPR | By Tom Goldman

Published July 24, 2007 at 4:00 PM EDT

NBA Commissioner David Stern says the explosive allegations that a league referee bet on games are an isolated case. But he says the accusations about veteran referee Tim Donaghy represent the worst situation of his long tenure.

Stern made his first public comments about the betting scandal at a news conference Tuesday in New York City.

Tom Goldman

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