Tim Donaghy Got His Gambling Itch on the Golf Course, Sentenced to 15 Months in Jail

Shane Bacon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:22:00 EST

Never has a guy playing a "friendly" Nassau got himself in so much trouble.

Tim Donaghy, a man that will most likely be nominated into the Suns Hall of Fame after jail, got infected with his gambling bug from, of all places, the golf course.

"(Stephen) Block, a longtime New York-based gambling treatment counselor who interviewed Donaghy in January, traced his problem to 1994, when he started betting up to $500 a hole and playing card games at various golf clubs in his home state of Pennsylvania."

I have some buddies that would bet on anything from who hits the most trees in a round to which portion of the cart girl's shirt will be stained and even they don't toss $500 around the links.

Who is this guy, Charles Barkley?

"His gambling history demonstrates the need to gamble to fulfill the underlying need for 'action,"' Block said. "He continued to gamble despite the consequences and the fear of disclosure of his activities."

With Donaghy just being sentenced to 15 months in prison, I guarantee the need for "action" will indefinitely be fulfilled. "Hey Timmy, wanna bet on which guard I paid off to conveniently disappear for the next eight minutes?"

He better hope they send him to a jail near San Antonio, it might be the only place he's safe.

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