Fortunately, for the NBA, the quality of play and interesting story lines as we approach the playoffs has put the gambling scandal with former referee Tim Donaghy on the back burner. That all may change…

Professional gambler James “Baba’ Battista and rumored “legitimate businessman” Thomas Marino have pled not guilty to fraud charges relating to allegedly paying Donaghy to fix games. It’ll be curious to see if Donaghy testifies, and what details come out.