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NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA and the National Basketball Referees Association agreed to a seven-year collective bargaining agreement Thursday,Kyrie Irving Jersey, brokering the deal a year before the previous contract was set to expire.
"The NBA takes great pride in our world-class referee program and we are pleased to extend the league's partnership with the NBRA for another seven years," NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement.
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The NFL used replacement referees for much of the first month of that season while the owners locked out their full-time referees. The games were marred by glaring errors, including a touchdown catch by Seattle's Golden Tate that cost the Green Bay Packers a win in Week 3.
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