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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Talks between NBA executives and the league's referees broke down on Tuesday, leading to the possibility that replacement referees could be used for the first time since 1995.
David Stern called an "abrupt halt" to the bargaining session and the two sides have no scheduled meetings before exhibition games start on October 1st. The league wants to reduce the refs' salaries by 10%, and a source told ESPN.com, "We anticipate that there will be replacement refs."
Source: ESPN.com
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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>NBA heading toward replacement referees? </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Talks between NBA executives and the league's referees broke down on Tuesday, leading to the possibility that replacement referees could be used for the first time since 1995.
David Stern called an "abrupt halt" to the bargaining session and the two sides have no scheduled meetings before exhibition games start on October 1st. The league wants to reduce the refs' salaries by 10%, and a source told ESPN.com, "We anticipate that there will be replacement refs."
Source: ESPN.com
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