Specifically Ron, how will this referee scandal affect the league?
Ron Artest: Guys are making a lot of money playing basketball. Some come from the ghetto; some come from more established means. We all play for the love. When they are on the court, they aren’t thinking about money. I am not thinking about money when I am on the court. All I want to do is win. When you have people affecting the game…mainly middle aged to older white men, it affects everything you live for. It makes you wonder what have I been playing for? What have I been working my butt off for? It’s really a bad situation for everyone, but specifically for players like me that came out of the ghetto and worked really hard to get to where we are. At the same time, God is a forgiving God. Some people are good people. Tim Donaghy was a good guy to me. He probably gave me some techs, but never really offended me. I just hope he becomes a better person out of all of this. MT: He ever eject you? RA: He probably ejected me a couple of times, but I don’t really have a problem with referees.
