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The Works: Same Ol' Grizzlies, United States of Nike

In The Works today: guest writer Rob Peterson (@ShotDrJr) considers Brandon Jennings' Nike-USA Basketball conspiracy and Kobe's Q Score "win," while Ziller wonders if all the league's veteran referees will retire a year from now. But first, resolution for Xavier Henry ... and judgment for Michael Heisley. If You Can't...

NBA Trying to 'Robotize' Its Referees

Let's face it, one of the reasons the NBA is trying to push out some of its older officials is because of the perception that some of those older officials tend to view themselves as bigger than the game or that they interject themselves too much into the action. While there is no doubt most of the league's best officials...

David Stern Addresses the Media Regarding This Tim Donaghy Guy

David Stern has spoken to the media several times already, but today, the NBA held a press conference before Game 4 because they had received "so many media requests for responses from" the Commissioner. Stern convened the press and answered plenty of questions after stating that "as part of the investigation by the...

Crawford: Bavetta is the Godfather

Over at ESPN.com, Marc Stein's reporting that Joey Crawford might be hanging it up. That's not all, though. According to the same "informed sources," Crawford's unrepentant about ejecting Duncan. In fact, if give the chance, he'd do it all over again. He made as much clear to Stu Jackson yesterday. So that's pretty...

Barkley and Bavetta: On Your Marks, Get Set...

Just when you thought NBA All-Star Weekend couldn't get any better, comes this fantastic little bit of news from USA Today:TNT has proposed Charles Barkley race NBA ref Dick Bavetta on Feb. 17 - the day before the NBA All-Star Game. This came after Barkley, on air, said Bavetta, 67, had "parted the Red Sea with Moses."...