Tim Donaghy disgraced the NBA for many of the years that he was an official for the league. He was an avid gambler that has now received a sentence of fifteen months for a gambling scandal.

Donaghy erupted with joy when the judge read the sentence. Afterward, Donaghy explained that he was involved in a betting pool that had to do with how long he would be sentenced. He just happened to have the number 15 months.

Donaghy walked away from the courtroom $150,000 richer for winning the pool. Donaghy and fourteen of his gambling buddies decided when he was arrested to start the pool. The gamblers all picked numbers out of a hat, and Donaghy picked fifteen.

"My crime was not the gambling, it was gambling on games I was refereeing. Now that I no longer have to worry about being an official, I fully plan on pursuing all forms of gambling that can bring me an income," said Donaghy.

It has already been confirmed that Donaghy has set up a gambling ring in prison. The inmates are betting on such events as weightlifting, pick up basketball games, and who can smuggle the most pain pills into the jail.