(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-10-22 09:31

WASHINGTON - The NBA has disciplined six referees for violating it's anti-gambling rules, according to the New York Daily News published on Sunday.

Sources told the New York city's hometown newspaper that the six officials, whose names have not been identified, were found in violation of the league's anti-gambling policy for such infractions as going to casinos.

The information came to light as a result of the NBA's investigation into its officials after the Donaghy scandal broke this July. But the sources said these new infractions were in no way close to what Donaghy did.

"Nobody's getting suspended," the source told the paper. "They were reprimanded and punished, but nobody lost their job."

"There were some violations," Stern told The New York Daily News, referring to the six officials. "But they are not hanging crimes."

On July 24, Stern blamed a "rogue, isolated criminal" for the Donaghy scandal.

The 40-year-old veteran official Tim Donaghy, who pleaded guilty to two felony charges after admitting to betting on games he officiated, will be sentenced on January 25. He faces a maximum of 25 years in prison while also must pay a $500,000 fine.