Extensive talks between league, referees break down

2009/09/17 21:32:18 @NBA.com: News

With less than two weeks to go before the start of training camps, it is increasingly likely that the NBA will begin the preseason, and perhaps the regular season, with replacement referees -- a prospect called "inevitable" by the referee union's attorney -- after the latest talks between the league and the officials on a new contract broke down again Thursday. No new talks between the two sides are scheduled.
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