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To Get Back on the Court, Older Refs Need to Swallow Self-Interest

The latest details from the again broken-down referee labor negotiation come from ESPN's Chris Sheridan and Howard Beck of the New York Times. Beck reports that the executive board of the refs union initially approved the latest offer from the NBA on Sunday with a 3-2 vote, effectively endorsing the plan for the fuller...

Game 6 Referee Assignments: Is the NBA Asking for It?

We've been discussing the referees a lot lately, so something would be amiss if I failed to mention the assignments for this evening's Game 6. And here they are, in all of their controversial glory: Joey Crawford, Eddie F. Rush, and Bennett Salvatore. Wow. Where do I begin? All three of these guys have a history of being...

Avery Johnson Reacts to Fine with Gibberish

Remember Avery Johnson's outburst against the Pacers last week? Of course you do: we wrote two posts about it, first a video of his charging Bennett Salvatore and then an update about how the Mavericks filed an official protest over the game. Well, consider this an update to the update: Johnson has been fined $25K for his...

Avery Johnson Ejected for Charging at Referee

There's no question that this was a horrible call by Bennett Salvatore. Sure, if you're a lifelong Pacers fan, to you it may have looked like the foul was committed on the floor. But to the rest of the basketball world, that play most certainly should have resulted in two free throws for Devin Harris. Was it such an...

Ref Scandal Not a Big Deal to this Basketball Junkie

I love basketball. So why in the world isn't this story hitting home with me?For some reason the ref story isn't that big of a deal to me. Unless of course it comes out that the ref is 2006 Finals MVP Bennett Salvatore. I feel like there are bad apples in EVERY organization. So it's not a surprise that one ref out of all...