Basketball New Zealand have referred a case of suspected NBL match-fixing to the NZ Police.
That referral comes after a TAB investigation into irregular betting on the national basketball completed over the just-completed season.
While none of those organisations are specifying which games might be affected, speculation centres on a Supercity Rangers vs Taranaki Mountainairs clash, where the Rangers called a timeout with six seconds remaining to engineer a three-point attempt to pad an already healthy lead.
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American Clayton Wilson hit the long-range shot that pushed the outcome beyond 11 points - a key differential in basketball betting.
"Basketball New Zealand was recently advised of allegations of inappropriate betting activities to a National Basketball League game," says BBNZ chief executive Iain Potter. "It is imperative that the integrity of our sport be protected.
"Basketball NZ and the NZ NBL board take these allegations very seriously. We have referred the allegations to the New Zealand Police and they have decided to pursue this further, which we welcome."
Under BBNZ internal regulations and Sport NZ integrity rules, participants are unable to bet on NBL games.
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