NBA to Conduct Referee Training Camp With Replacements

2009/09/18 14:49:42 @NBA.com: News

The NBA today announced on Friday that it will be commencing referee training camp with replacement referees next week because the National Basketball Referees Association rejected its final contract offer on Thursday. The NBA's offer would have maintained current levels of referee salaries and modestly reduced the NBA's referee costs through changes to benefits and travel policies. The NBA had also accepted the union's demand for an unusually-short two-year agreement, so that the referees would be able renegotiate as the economy improves.
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