Jalen Rose Discusses Ref Scandal

Jalen Rose appeared on ESPN2's Cold Pizza after David Stern's press conference regarding the alleged illegal betting scandal by referee Tim Donoghy. Rose said he hopes the league can regain the trust of the fans because he doesn't want it to become like the WWF. Rose said as more information becomes available the fans will be made aware by the NBA.

Rose said he still has confidence in the NBA referees who have the toughest job in major league sports because they make so many judgement calls over the course of a game. Rose said the fact there may be mob involvement with Donaghy, you have to look at if it was choice, chance or circumstance.

Rose said he expects a tremendous amount of change now if this is the worst thing David Stern has seen in his 40 years with the NBA.