NBA gotta be the dumbest league in the world -- why do they feel the need to rig games against NY? Why can't @OfficialNBARefs just call these games fairly and let these teams play?
Prosecutors say that Mr. Billups and Mr. Jones played in rigged illegal poker games run by organized crime β the Bonanno, Gambino, Lucchese and Genovese families β who would take cuts of the profits and use force to go after debtors.
Chauncey Billups, aka Mr. Big Bet!
@timkawakami@johnhollinger Who can forget when the league hit the 1990s Bulls with a dynasty-crippling CBA, on top of the worst free throw differential of any team? Oh wait...