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“An exhaustively researched book threatening to overturn some comfortable assumptions about the NBA’s referee scandal…[Gaming the Game] delivers the intrigue you’d expect from a true crime thriller” ESPN.com’s True Hoop
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On Malcolm X and Philadelphia’s Black Mafia
Back when I used to lecture frequently about Philly’s Black Mafia, I would often get questions about Malcolm X and whether he had anything to
VICE Sports piece featuring Jimmy Battista on the NBA betting scandal
As I type in late February 2020, this VICE Sports piece featuring former pro gambler Jimmy Battista (of NBA betting scandal infamy) has been viewed 1,592,424 times
Sports media is willingly allowing its audiences to be suckered by former NBA referee Tim Donaghy (again) and Philly’s Mike Missanelli is Exhibit A
As someone then deep into the research and writing about the 2003-07 NBA betting scandal, I purchased former NBA referee Tim Donaghy’s book when it
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali with Philly Black Mafia heavyweights Nudie Mims and Shamdsud-din Ali
I recently came across this amazing photo (via@ meccapolis IG). Boxing legend Muhammad Ali is flanked (l-r) by Philly Black Mafia legends Shamsud-din Ali and
Appearance on VSIN’s A Numbers Game with Gill Alexander
Anyone who has followed the NBA betting scandal story the last decade, especially those who have paid attention to my work on the subject, knows
Fresno City Council votes to move forward toward funding incentive program for gang members
Readers of Black Brothers, Inc. The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia’s Black Mafia (Milo, 2005/07) know of the many federal funding efforts of the
My comments on the ESPN the Magazine piece about Tim Donaghy and the 2003-07 NBA betting scandal – Part II
Some comments about my involvement with the ESPN piece and my work on the NBA betting scandalThis is the definitive account of how Tim Donaghy conspired to
My comments on the ESPN the Magazine piece about Tim Donaghy and the 2003-07 NBA betting scandal – Part I
As someone who has spent hundreds of hours researching the NBA betting scandal over a decade, including the publishing of a critically-acclaimed and best-selling book on the
On the FBI and the NBA “concluding” Tim Donaghy didn’t fix games
Let me first say…I CAN’T BELIEVE WE ARE STILL HAVING THIS DISCUSSION (a full decade on, no less). Listen to me. I’m begging you. Please listen
Appearance on the Betting Dork podcast from June 2011
In light of recent events, namely ESPN the Magazine‘s massive piece on the 2003-07 NBA betting scandal, VSIN host Gill Alexander re-posted an interview he
