In the summer of 2007, news broke that an NBA referee was being investigated for gambling on his own games, igniting a media storm and sending the NBA, FBI, and sports fans into crisis. That referee was Tim Donaghy and the story didn’t just start and end with him, but wound its way from the small town bookies of the Philadelphia suburbs to lining the pockets of the notorious New York crime families and worldwide sports gambling underworld. For the first time, all three co-conspirators discuss their involvement and, unsurprisingly, their stories don’t all line-up.
Featuring revealing sit-down interviews with Tim Donaghy, Tommy Martino, Jimmy “The Sheep” Battista plus FBI agent Phil Scala, Donaghy’s lawyer John Lauro, Donaghy’s ex-wife Kim Strupp Donaghy, and more.
UNTOLD: Operation Flagrant Foul
The critically-acclaimed series returns with UNTOLD Volume 2, a four-week docu-series event that once again brings fresh eyes to epic tales from the wide world of sports. From football to basketball and streetball to sailing, these stories aren’t the ones you’ve heard before, even if you think you have. Premiering weekly, each film kicks off at a pivotal moment and then delves deep into what happened beyond the headlines, as told by those who lived it, to reveal the grit, resilience, heartbreak, triumph, violence, comedy, and pathos beneath the sweat.
Premieres: August 30, 2022
Details: Apx 75 min
Directed by: David Terry Fine
In UNTOLD: Operation Flagrant Foul, insiders tell the full story behind one of the NBA’s biggest scandals when ref Tim Donaghy was caught for betting on his own games.
This is the third film in the four-week docuseries event.
Rollout: UNTOLD Vol 2 films release weekly for 4 weeks: August 16, 23, 30; September 6
About UNTOLD: Operation Flagrant Foul
Directed by David Terry Fine UNTOLD Vol 2 is a Propagate, Stardust Frames & The Players’ Tribune Production
Directed by: Chapman Way, Maclain Way, Ryan Duffy, Tony Vainuku, Kevin Wilson Jr., David Terry Fine
Executive Producers: Chapman Way and Maclain Way; Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, and Isabel San Vargas for Propagate; Ryan Duffy, Miguel Tamayo, Jaymee Messler
Developed as a Documentary Series by: Chapman Way and Maclain Way