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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...

Richard Jefferson Shoots Down Ref Bias

I spent almost all of Friday afternoon deciphering that racist ref study. What I ended up discovering, with a little help, was that the media has completely misrepresented it. In other words, we got a story about white-on-black discrimination because it was the easiest sell. And was guaranteed to cause the most...

What That "Racist Refs" Paper Really Means

So earlier this week, the FanHouse and every other media outlet in the world brought you some shocking news: refs make racially-biased calls. The world ended, Stern got involved, and an unassuming academic paper became headline news. The thing is, very few people read the actual study, and the media got it all wrong. Man...

Iverson Gets No Calls, Hell Freezes Over

So yesterday, we put you on to Manu Ginobili's "Eurostep." This was hilarious, but there was also the implication that the Nuggets weren't getting a fair shake from the refs. From today's The Rocky Mountain News, here's George Karl with another curious detail: "First time in A.I.'s career (of 64 playoff games) that he's...

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...

NBA Referees News From the Web

12/08/11 NBA Referee Bill Spooner and Associated Press Reach... Source: Welcome to Loud City Since it looks like I wrote more about this story than anyone else on the planet, I suppose it is my duty to write of its conclusion as well.
09/15/11 NBA, referees agree ... Source: The Daily Record - Omaha NE
08/18/11 NBA Referee Commits Suicide Source: Essence NBA fans and members of the basketball league family are mourning the loss of referee Troy Raymond, who committed suicide in his New Orleans hotel room last week just hours after police found his wife, Leslie, dead in their Texas home.
04/01/11 Dominique Wilkins: NBA Hall of Famer Should Change... Source: Bleacher Report When an aging former NBA star throws punches at a former NBA referee, there is more going on than fist meets the eye.
03/15/11 NBA official suing AP writer for Twitter comment Source: NBC - KARE 11 - Minneapolis MN NBA Referee Bill Spooner called a foul on the Minnesota Timberwolves in their Jan. 24 game with the Houston Rockets.