The former wager ball into the plaintiff publishers sued the fight back millions of royalties

Donaghy was the case against the press called VTi Group, back in 2009, donaghy had completed the memoirs, when he also for their own books took such a name: the lack of: NBA cheating Culture "(Blowing the Whistle: the Culture of Fraud in the NBA), according to the plan, the book was scheduled to the sold in October, but because of his former a press langdon bookstore worried about law and give up the book. Later, donaghy was found the VTi-Group, and will the title to the Personal fouls "(Personal Foul), this just final release.

But soon after, this press that collapse, and royalties donaghy slowly out of sight. But under, he will each other to court, to safeguard the legal rights of him. But now, it is only a jury of cutting the discussion, the next few weeks, the court will be revealed in court this decision.

"It was a long wait, but very glad we won it, because the truth stood in our side." Donaghy said.

This man about donaghy, here are necessary to do some introduction, he, now 45 years old, lived in Sarasota city. In the early 2008 s, because involves wager ball, he was up in the federal prison to thirteen months time. He has publicly admitted to accept betting the company thousands of dollars, and thus to blow in a game of evidence some foul (known as the black shao), in order to change the result of the match.

After be released after serving a sentence, donaghy quickly seize the opportunity, taking the advantage of external his concern is not dodge, immediately began writing personal memoirs, he not only wrote in to his personal crime after, will also some other evils made public. For this, he caused the alliance general disgust. NBA commissioner David stern has stated publicly on several occasions that ignore donaghy's new book, says the source is not reliable.

And in fans, donaghy bet on the ball of the hat seems to be always pick not to drop. In the eastern conference finals this year the celtics and the heat in the series, because the fans think the first two games the judge favored the heat, and in the third game of the young people started wearing a homemade donaghy masks to watch, to express to the referee the discontent.