Is the officiating bad in the NBA? Yes. Do I think some referees allow personal biases to affect their calling of a game? Yes. Do I think it's as bad as Donaghy says it is? No. Ultimately, in all his interviews, we are being asked to believe a convicted felon who probably has an axe to grind against his former employer. He's trying to sell a book, so any publicity he can get benefits his bottom line.

It's bad but not as dire as Donaghy makes it out to be.