A renowned compulsive gambling expert who will testify at Tim Donaghy's sentencing hearing Tuesday at U.S. District Court in Brooklyn has filed a brief on the disgraced ref's behalf, saying Donaghy suffers from compulsive gambling addiction.
The illness began when Donaghy started playing golf for $500 a hole. If that makes him an addict, what does that make Charles Barkley?
I saw it first on NBCSports.com, so they get the link.
The filing is part of Donaghy's effort to receive a reduced sentence and is standard procedure in any legal case. ESPN legal analyst Lester Munson already thinks Donaghy's cooperation with federal authorities has accomplished that goal, writing that Donaghy is likely to come away with less than a year in prison.