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Politics, News & Issues > Basketball News & Opinion Reflections on the NBA's referee gambling story

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NBA's Problem is Subjectivity The allegations of an official possibly manipulating outcomes of NBA games have come as a surprise to most people. The truth is each NBA game's outcome rests upon the shoulders of its officials more than in virtually any other sport that is not judged. As soon as the NBA permitted offensive players to initiate contact, the game became a free for all. When an offensive player begins to back into a defender, the defender is expected to oblige or else be called for a foul. Technically, if the defensive player holds his ground the foul should be offensive, but thi...

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