Tim Donaghy attacked in prison with a paint-rolling stick
Tim Donaghy
For everybody who figured former NBA ref Tim Donaghy would be serving his 15-month sentence for gambling crimes in one of those “Club Fed” kind of joints, apparently you were wrong. The L.A. Daily News reported today that Donaghy ran into some trouble in the pen a few months ago, getting attacked by a fellow inmate at one point. From ESPN.com:
A source who has maintained regular contact with Donaghy during his imprisonment said Donaghy was attacked in November and suffered significant damage to his knee, the Daily News reported.
The source said Donaghy could not comment for the Daily News story. He was unsure why Donaghy was assaulted and struck “several times with a paint-rolling stick,” according to the report.
After repeated visits to the prison’s medical facility, Donaghy underwent an MRI exam that showed a tear of the lateral meniscus, as well as a cyst, the source said, according to the Daily News. The source said Donaghy was denied treatment and told by a doctor that his injury was a “congenital” condition.
Donaghy won’t have to put up with The Sisters too much longer. He’s scheduled to move into a halfway house next week. Just in time to catch some of the NBA Finals.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
lakers says:
thats wat he gets for fixing games..even if it was the lakers that got fiexed and won..if they didnt deserve it they shoudnt have won.
June 11th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Russ says:
yeah, saw this earlier this week or last week maybe. he’s just about to get released and going to a halfway house i believe.
June 11th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Yoooo says:
He didnt fix games. He just made sure the point spreads were covered. That All
June 11th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
JuiceMode says:
Probably by some guy who had his money on the Kings in 2002
June 11th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
LakeShow84 says:
Sad hes gettin whooped while pricks like Crawford and Bravetta are STILL fixing games..
Aint nobody slick..
bet Stern was behind this somehow.. It aint like he dont have no pull.. Shit if im servin, promise me season tickets to 1 or 2 teams and id attack the warden with wet pants..
June 11th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
LakeShow84 says:
Lol # 4..
Ya know!!
June 11th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
schoops says:
That’s a bummer, but bad things happen to bad people. Granted I think most NBA fans wish it was Joey Crawford, the REAL star of the NBA.
June 11th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
fallinup says:
Mutherfucker!
I had him getting attacked in December, not November. Bullshit! My bet was rigged!
June 11th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
David_Brandon says:
really? a rolling stick??
how light in the ass are you for that to even happen?…
June 11th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Kermit The Washington says:
Dag…to be honest, this dude LOOKS like the type of dude that just doesn’t know when to shut up. I bet he talked his way right into that beat-down.
June 11th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
SparkyJ23 says:
Funny how all that talk from DStern about transparency and better refs just disappeared….
June 11th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
fallinup says:
10 bucks says that he was more than hit with that rolling stick.
June 11th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
hadoken says:
unsure why he got struck? donaghy tried to give out a technical foul so homeboy gave him a flagrant foul
June 12th, 2009 at 1:03 am
JC says:
Yoooo, honestly I’m kinda glad it was just his knee. When you hear the phrase “attacked with (fill in the blank)” in conjunction with the word “prison,” one’s mind wanders into darker territory…
June 12th, 2009 at 3:21 am
Singharaj says:
LOL, Hadoken. That’s legit.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Prof. TX says:
These were probably Stern’s guys telling him to keep his mouth closed once he gets out. I read that Donaghy is planning to write a book about the whole thing when he gets out, and these guys that beat him supposedly had NY mob connections…