NBA Referee: Fair Or Unfair?

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The job of being an NBA referee is a very prestigious job. The ability to officiate games of a sport a person grew up watching/playing can feel rewarding. Although it can be a very difficult job,having to make a call on a play that happens in the blink of an eye. Referees have to keep an unbiased side while officiating games. Along with staying true to their job and not favoriting certain teams or players. Can referee relations make games unfair? NBA referees’ relations with players/teams off the court cause games to be unfair, because it gives players/teams unfair advantages during a game. There are many benefits of being able to be a referee at the NBA level, such as having the best seat in the house for the games. Along with being able …show more content…

The officiating can be either for or against a player. Joe Crawford was said to favor Allen Iverson, due to the fact that his grandson was a fan of him and was even seen giving the player a high-five after the game (H.,Frederick). Background checks on referee relations with players/teams off the court, can prevent games from being officiated in an unfair manner. An important search may include finding where referee grew up to find their local favorite team, because having them officiate a game on their favorite team could lead to unfair calls. Along with this investigation another important search would be to find a referee’s leader favorite team. A simple background check can be done to help prevent these events from occurring. Which is something that ruins the game of basketball that many Americans love …show more content…

It is terrible for NBA fans to hear and find out information like this. Along with Iverson finding out that he was basically cheated against throughout most of his career. Also to The Kings who are said to have been cheated from winning a National Championship. It is for us to hope that this story breaking out will end any possible chance of this ever happening

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