Wiener of the week

This week the WotW goes to NBA Commissioner David "the fix is in" Stern for his handling of the latest referee scandal to hit the NBA.

C'mon, Stern! The WWE finally owned up to being scripted. Why can't you just admit that you've pushed your referees to make results more "interesting" in the hope of getting better TV ratings? It's been apparent for years.

Having seen the 4th quarter of the 2002 Western Conference Finals Game 6 Kings-Lakers fiasco at the center of the current allegations, I can tell you that I thought the fix was in as I was watching it. So, if a casual to non-interested NBA fan like me can spot it, why keep denying it?

If the NBA is to ever be taken seriously, it needs to fire David Stern and ALL of the current referees and build a new crop of "untouchables" to referee games going forward. Anything less than that, and the NBA will continue to operate as the WWE with a ball.

David Stern, for putting TV ratings ahead of the integrity of the game, you're the Wiener of the Week.