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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...

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...

NBA Finals Ref Report: Game 2

The officials were a non-factor in Game 1 of the Finals, and frankly, that's just how we like it. But that was largely because the Lakers were able to get out to a big lead and never look back, and there's no guarantee that the same thing is going to happen in Game 2.Tonight's officials: Steve Javie, Monty McCutchen, and...

Ranking the NBA's Top Refs

C'mon, man. Quit complaining about the refs.Here we are, smack dab in the middle of the playoffs and instead of talking about Carmelo Anthony breaking through to the second round or the demise of the San Antonio Spurs, we're talking about officiating.Hard foul here, flagrant foul there. That one is and that one...

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...

Background on Steve Javie

Steve Javie (born January 17, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball referee who refereed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 1986–87 NBA season to the 2010–11 season.

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