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[dirkfansince1998]

Any ref that cheats should get a lifetime ban as well. 

I don't buy the "the league is rigged" stuff. Got evidence?

The Lakers freethrow disparity compared to the rest of the league is an all time outlier. One could try to argue that they are really good at drawing fouls and not fouling on defense but they would have to be the best to ever do it by a decent margin to explain the disparity.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/pacer...ding-stat/
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And it obviously doesn't help when NBA refs have close personal ties to players. A former college teammate and personal friend of Udonis Haslem that was born and raised in Miami shouldn't be asked to officiate a Heat playoff game. For the same reason international games are officiated by referees from third countries. Almost like they are asking for outrage and controversy.

https://fadeawayworld.net/nba-fans-call-...miami-heat
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Not to even mention the Foster/CP3 saga. Thankfully they finally realized that having both of them on the floor together can lead to no good.

https://www.si.com/nba/2023/11/24/chris-...e-thoughts
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To get back to the gambling topic. Once again featuring Scott Foster. I get that friendship between refs is a thing but getting numerous phone calls from Donaghy before games and Donaghy calling his middle man a few minutes later is highly suspicious.

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/scot...at-game-3/
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And last but not least. An all time classic. Mavs record "against" Dan Crawford.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/blo...tml?p=9295



I wouldn't call it rigging (except for the gambling stuff) but just like any other human being refs have biases that influence their decision making. Intentionally or not they are going to make decisions that favor one team over the other. Maybe because they are facing a tough home crowd. Maybe because they have personal issues with certain players on the floor.
But that's not the real issue. The problem is the lack of accountability and control. NBRA is in control and blocks independent third party evaluations. Mistakes and issues are handled by former refs and other league officials. Resulting in nepotism and a frat mentality where members protect each other instead of trying to improve the product/performance.