The NBA season is in full swing now and the main focus for the Championship is on three teams : The LA Lakers, led by Kobe Bryant, the star-studded Boston Celtics and Lebron James' Cleveland Cavaliers.
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The NBA season is in full swing now and the main focus for the Championship is on three teams : The LA Lakers, led by Kobe Bryant, the star-studded Boston Celtics and Lebron James' Cleveland Cavaliers.
Deadspin claim to have acquired a copy of 'Blowing the Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA', a book by disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy about alleged corruption in the league. Donaghy served eleven months in prison for his part in a gambling scandal and wrote the memoir during this time, but the publisher, Triumph Books, cancelled the book. Pat Bergan, the liaison between Donaghy and Triumph, claims the NBA threatened legal action. The NBA denies these claims.
The NBA season tips off on Tuesday with two of the favourites for the Championship facing each other in the opening game. The Cleveland Cavaliers, led by LeBron James, face the Boston Celtics, a team whch had the league's second-best record last year while defending their 2008 title. Cleveland are second-favourites to win the Finals this year at 7/2, just ahead of Boston at 5/1.