Disgraced referee Tim Donaghy apologized – sort of – for his role in the gambling scandal that has rocked the NBA’s foundation.
A day after coming clean about his role in an NBA gambling ring, he was back home in Florida and – in his first public comments – apologizing for his disgraceful actions.
“I’m very sorry about what happened,” Donaghy, 40, told the Daily News outside his home.
“I’m not going to say anything beyond that. This is an ongoing case – I can’t say anything else.”
Um, how about saying that you’re sorry for what you did? I hate it when people give these fake apologies by saying, “I’m sorry for what happened.” That makes it sound like they were an innocent bystander in some random event. Donaghy is an adult and he made a choice to get involved in illegal activities that threatened both his career and the integrity of the NBA, yet his “apology” indicates that he hasn’t taken responsibility for his actions. People should say things like “I’m very sorry about what happened” at funerals and to people in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, not after being outed as a criminal with a gambling problem.
