EPISODE · Oct 8, 2020 · 40 MIN
The Golden Goose
from Whistleblower · host Tenderfoot TV
We learn more about the role the NBA played behind the scenes influencing calls on the court, and about one owner's longtime war against the officials. But when that owner was given the opportunity to expose the system he spent years rebelling against, he backed down. He couldn’t, in the end, risk killing the Golden Goose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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