Private life
Born from the Philadelphia suburb of Havertown, Pennsylvania, Donaghy attended Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield, Pennsylvania along with three other NBA referees: Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, along with Ed Malloy. [9] Donaghy graduated with a degree in sales and marketing. He played on the school’s baseball team, while at Villanova. According to the National Basketball Referee’s Association, Donaghy engaged and won All-Catholic and All-Delaware County honors in baseball and All-Delaware County honors in basketball throughout high school, but then–Villanova baseball trainer George Bennett asserts that Donaghy didn’t play on the varsity team and that no records indicate that he was selected to the All-Catholic group in baseball or named to the All-Delaware County baseball team.
His wife Kimberly was married by donaghy . They have four daughters. Back in September, 2007 Kim filed for divorce.
Officiating career Before officiating in the NBA, Donaghy spent five years officiating in Pennsylvania high school basketball and seven seasons at the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), and he was the head official for the 1993 CBA All-Star Game. The following year, he joined the NBA, where he worked for 13 years, officiating in 772 regular-season matches and 20 playoff games. Donaghy was a participant at the NBA’s Read to Achieve program, for which he participated in an event at the Universal Charter college throughout the 2002 NBA Finals. [ His uniform number was 21.
Donaghy was one of three referees who worked the Pacers–Pistons brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills on November 19, 2004, which ended in a fight between Pacers players and Pistons fans.]
During a 2003 regular-season game, Donaghy called a technical foul on Rasheed Wallace, then playing with the Portland Trail Blazers, for throwing a ball at another official during a game. Wallace faced Donaghy after the match, threatening him, yelling obscenities and, according to Donaghy. Wallace was suspended for seven games; this is the longest suspension issued by the league for the event not involving violence or drugs.
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