Play whatever “danger is coming” music you prefer, because the news that dropped yesterday could be very bad for the NBA. Turns out the FBI has been investigating one of the League’s veteran refs for allegedly betting on games as part of a big-time gambling ring that might even involve the Mafia and making calls that could have affected point spreads. According to several reports, the ref in question is 13-year vet Tim Donaghy, and the games in question would have occurred over the past two seasons. Player’s union rep Mark Madsen hit the nail on the head in one article we read, which came out before Donaghy’s name had been revealed: “The minute they name the referee, every player is going to try to remember the games that he worked,” Madsen said. “If there were any close games or late calls, players are definitely going to think about that. This is bad.” Depending on how far this goes, not only are all of Donaghy’s games under scrutiny, every crucial call by every ref will be looked at suspiciously for the foreseeable future … The Suns made another questionable money-driven move, trading Kurt Thomas and two first-round picks (2009 and 2010) to Seattle for the Sonics’ $8 million trade exception that they’d gotten in the Rashard Lewis deal. We understand the Suns’ reasoning with these moves, but this could come back and bite them hard in a few years. For their sake, hopefully they do win a ‘chip with this Nash/Amare/Marion group, because it’s gonna look even worse when Phoenix becomes a Lottery regular with zero young talent if they don’t even have a championship to show for it … Team USA training camp is underway: ‘Melo, Battier, Billups, Bosh, Brand, Kobe, Tyson Chandler, Durant, Hinrich, Dwight Howard, LeBron, J-Kidd, Mike Miller, Tayshaun, J.J. Redick, Redd, Amare and Deron Williams are in … D-Wade, Luke Ridnour, Pierce, CP3, Lamar Odom, Greg Oden, Adam Morrison, Brad Miller, Matrix, Arenas, Boozer, Bowen, Jamison and Joe Johnson are out … The Heat are said to be trying to land Spanish guard Juan Carlos Navarro in a trade with the Wizards, but the Washington Post says Pau Gasol has “all but demanded” the Grizzlies do what it takes to get his national teammate on Memphis’ roster … According to the New York Post, the Nets, Bobcats and Lakers were close to completing a three-way deal recently that would have sent Richard Jefferson to Charlotte, Gerald Wallace to L.A. and Lamar Odom to Jersey, but Michael Jordan pulled the plug. If it’s true that MJ killed it, that’s weird considering his team arguably would have come off the biggest winner in that deal. The Lakers need Odom’s ball-handling and passing to execute the triangle effectively, which Wallace doesn’t exactly specialize in. The Nets need RJ to run and fill the lanes, which isn’t really Odom’s game. The ‘Cats, meanwhile, could have used a playoff-experienced finisher like Jefferson, but at the same time, he doesn’t bring the energy and D that Wallace does. So when you think about it, this really wasn’t a good deal for either team … The New York Daily News said Steve Francis requested his Rockets re-introduction press conference begin at 3:33 p.m. Think someone wants his old No. 3 back? He’s gotta work it out with Bobby Sura, though … KTBS in Louisiana reported that a Shreveport man was arrested on charges of forging checks from Stromile Swift’s bank account totaling $2,125. That’s gotta be the first time we’ve heard of anyone pretending to be Stromile Swift. He’s not exactly popular with the kids like that, ya know? … We’re out like the fake Stro …