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NBA Commissioner David Stern Softens Punishment For All NBA Officials

The NBA season is right around the corner and it looks like Stern needs officials that find the need to gamble. Last year they were limited to off season horse betting. Now after the Donaughy scandel they are allowed to bet everything excluding sports betting.
On Thursday, he said there will be no jobs lost, no suspensions. Instead, he’s going to soften the rules. ‘‘Our ban on gambling is absolute, and in my view it is too absolute, too harsh, and was not particularly well-enforced over the years,’‘ he said. ‘‘We’re going to come up with a new set of rules that makes sense.

‘‘It’s too easy to issue rules that are on faith violated by a $5 Nassau, sitting at a poker table, buying a lottery ticket. … And by the time I got through and I determined going into a casino isn’t a capital offense … I’m the CEO of the NBA, and I’ll take responsibility.’‘

I am one of the people who always believed that officials, no matter how bad a team was losing in the first half, would subtley let the team back in the game. Most NBA games I watch come down to the last 2:00 minutes of the game. Sure sports betting has it’s streaks, and many NBA teams streak and get back in the game after being down by 35 at the half. Maybe Stern wants to keep people in the seats to sell more beer , food, and souveniers ? Could you imagine if fans left at half time, the NBA loses big money.

Something is fishey.

I have a solution if you are an NBA official , do not gamble in casino, sportsbook, or online. It’s simple, if you feel it is your right to gamble then get another job. Or Stern should pay them more to take away any gambling need NBA reff’s have. It is hard enough to handicapp an NBA game without these Clowns fixing the sport.

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