With the referee union on strike and unable to reach a resolution with the NBA, something had to be done to keep the games going. For the first time in the last 14 years, replacement referees have been hired to take place of the referees on strike – the games will go on!
This time, though, the NBA has strict regulations in place to stop the public criticism and bashing of replacement referees, which had occurred during the last replacement referee situation in 1995. At that time, there was a great …