Bernie Fryer, who retired this summer after 28 years as a referee, has been hired in a new supervisory position with the NBA.
Fryer, 57, has been named assistant director of officiating and will have primary responsibility for evaluating the league’s 16 full-time crew chiefs.
He will report to Ronnie Nunn, the director of officiating, who will continue to oversee the league’s roster of about 60 referees.
Via New York Times
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The NBA referees have completed their interview sessions with Lawrence B. Pedowitz, the former federal prosecutor brought in to review the league's policies regarding gambling, the officials and all aspects of the basketball operations department.
The interviews were conducted in New York, where the referees were represented by former federal prosecutor Greg Magarity.
The referees met as a union Saturday night and began their training camp Sunday in North Jersey.
It remains unclear what, if anything, the league might announce between now and the Nov. 9 sentencing date for former referee Tim Donaghy, who has pleaded guilty to two felonies involving betting on games and providing inside information to others.
"I don't want to predict what might happen," Magarity said yesterday. "What I can say is, everyone handled this process very professionally. I'm very proud of our guys and the way they took these interviews very seriously and answered questions very honestly. They feel they've been treated fairly so far."
Via Philadelphia Daily News
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For the third time in six weeks, Vin Baker had his drunken driving case continued at Norwich Superior Court on Thursday.
Baker, a former NBA All-Star from Old Saybrook, is scheduled to appear Oct. 24. The case was first continued Aug. 9 and was again continued Aug. 28.
Baker, 35, of Durham, was pulled over on Route 2 in Norwich July 19 after leaving Foxwoods Resort Casino. Police charged Baker with failing to drive in the proper lane and he failed a field sobriety test.
He was released on $500 bond and entered a plea of not guilty July 17.
Baker last played in the NBA for the Minnesota Timbervolves, who released him Nov. 13. In 2003, he sought treatment for an alcohol problem at the Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan while playing for the Celtics.
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Sep 2007 Archive
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DeeBrown.com | Sep 23, 2007
Former Utah Jazz point guard, and Illinois star, Dee Brown issued the following statement on his website in a blog on Saturday:
"Crazy week for your boy I told everyone in my last blog, the next time I was writing it was about my future plans regarding my basketball career.
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RealGM Staff Report | Sep 19, 2007
The NBA has named Tim Chen, CEO of Microsoft Greater China, as CEO of NBA China, effective October 15, it was announced today by NBA Commissioner David Stern.
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RealGM Staff Report | Sep 17, 2007
NBA referee Joey Crawford has been reinstated to the officiating staff, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced today.
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| Sep 16, 2007
Jon Robert Holden scored with two seconds remaining Sunday to lift Russia over Spain 60-59 in the final of the European Basketball Championship.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 16, 2007
Ksistof Lavrinovic scored 19 points Sunday to lead Lithuania over defending champion Greece 78-69 in the bronze-medal game at the European Basketball Championship.
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ESPN.com | Sep 16, 2007
Phoenix's fast start made the Mercury the WNBA's first road champion.
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ESPN.com | Sep 16, 2007
Spain beat defending champion Greece and Russia defeated Lithuania on Saturday to reach the final of the European basketball championship on Sunday.
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AP | Sep 14, 2007
Cappie Pondexter scored a game-high 26 points, including a driving bank shot with 21 seconds to play, and the Phoenix Mercury defeated the Detroit Shock 77-76 on Thursday night to force a deciding fifth game in the WNBA finals.
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ESPN | Sep 12, 2007
Greece clinched a berth in the quarterfinals of the European Basketball Championship Tuesday with an 85-67 win over Portugal, while Croatia advanced despite an 83-70 loss to Russia.
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AP | Sep 12, 2007
Katie Smith made the big shots.
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Houston Chronicle | Sep 11, 2007
Lithuania limited Tony Parker to 11 points and defeated three-time champion France 88-73 on Monday to remain one of two unbeaten teams at the European Basketball Championship.
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AP | Sep 10, 2007
Marco Belinelli scored six of his 17 points in overtime Monday to help Italy beat Turkey 84-75 at the European Basketball Championship.
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New York Daily News | Sep 10, 2007
Disgraced ex-NBA ref Tim Donaghy is being "unfairly demonized" by people falsely claiming he dared his wife to leave him, his lawyer said yesterday.
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USA Today | Sep 9, 2007
Vassilis Spanoulis hit a three-pointer at the buzzer Sunday to lead Greece over Croatia 81-78 at the European Basketball Championship.
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Toronto Star | Sep 9, 2007
Lithuania and Slovenia reached the quarter-finals of the European basketball championship after winning second-stage group games yesterday.
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AP | Sep 8, 2007
A footwear faux pas is about the only thing that went wrong for the Phoenix Mercury in Game 2 of the WNBA finals.
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AP | Sep 8, 2007
Tony Parker scored 23 points and France defeated Germany 78-66 Saturday, moving closer to a berth in the quarterfinals of the European basketball championship.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Sep 8, 2007
Tim Donaghy lost his high-paying job as an NBA referee, the respect of his colleagues and possibly his freedom.
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AP | Sep 7, 2007
Russia stays perfect with 78-65 win over Portugal to open second stage of group play
Russia remained unbeaten at the European basketball championship, opening the second stage of group play with a 78-65 win over Portugal on Friday.
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ESPN | Sep 6, 2007
The NBA's dwindling representation in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the growing frustration in response have prompted increasing calls for the league to break away and start its own Hall of Fame.
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AP | Sep 5, 2007
The Detroit Shock shook off the absence of their interior star Cheryl Ford and held off the run-and-gun Phoenix Mercury in a wild 108-100 victory in Game 1 of the WNBA finals on Wednesday night.
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USA Today | Sep 5, 2007
Israel rallied behind Yaniv Green's 26 points and 12 rebounds to beat Serbia 87-83 Wednesday, sending the Serbs to their earliest exit from the European Championship in 60 years.
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RealGM Staff Report | Sep 5, 2007
The Seattle Storm’s Lauren Jackson has been named the 2007 WNBA Most Valuable Player, the league announced today.
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RealGM Staff Report | Sep 5, 2007
The NBA Board of Governors last week voted to approve the use by officials of instant replay to review all Flagrant Foul Penalty Two calls and player altercations, beginning with the 2007-08 season.
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New York Times | Sep 5, 2007
In defending his record against criticism from David Stern, former referee Hue Hollins noted that he officiated 19 finals games and five All-Star Games, assignments generally reserved for the N.
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AP | Sep 4, 2007
Tony Parker scored 36 points Tuesday, leading Group D leader France past Italy 69-62 and handing the Olympic runner-up its second loss at the European championship.
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Sacramento Bee | Sep 4, 2007
Doug Christie is 37 but feels, in his estimation, 10 or 11 years younger.
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RealGM | Sep 4, 2007
Dennis Rodman's one game cameo for Australian professional team the South Dragons has fallen through.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 4, 2007
The Indiana Fever had two chances in 29 hours to advance to their first WNBA finals.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 4, 2007
In Alicante, Tony Parker scored 16 and France held off Poland 74-66, and a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Jaka Lakovic lifted Slovenia past Olympic runner-up Italy 69-68 in Group D.
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AP | Sep 3, 2007
Dirk Nowitzki scored 35 points and pulled in 11 rebounds as Germany needed overtime to beat the Czech Republic 83-78 Monday on the opening day of the European basketball championships.
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AP | Sep 3, 2007
Spain will be without shooting guard Juan Carlos Navarro for the first round of the European basketball championships because of a muscle tear in his right leg.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 2, 2007
LeBron James scored a team-record 31 points, and the USA beat Argentina 118-81 on Sunday to win the FIBA Americas title.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 2, 2007
Elias Ayuso scored 39 points and Carlos Arroyo had 30 and 10 assists as Puerto Rico beat Brazil 111-107 for the bronze medal at the FIBA Americas event Sunday.
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AP | Sep 2, 2007
Russell Ellington, whose four-decade career coaching basketball included a stint with the Harlem Globetrotters, has died.
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AP | Sep 2, 2007
One of the most competitive European basketball championships in history is going to make it difficult for world champion Spain to add another crown.
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Yahoo.com | Sep 1, 2007
Carmelo Anthony earned 27 points as the United States hammered Puerto Rico 135-91 Saturday to book a spot in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.
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AP | Sep 1, 2007
Argentina will get to defend its Olympic gold medal.
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Associated Press | Sep 1, 2007
The September 14 game in Beijing will raise money for the Special Olympics, the China Hope Project and the Chei Heng Foundation.
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L.A. Times | Sep 1, 2007
As the NBA moves beyond last month's gambling-related guilty pleas by former referee Tim Donaghy, Commissioner David Stern said ongoing questioning of the league's 60 referees' personal histories of gambling has not found any other criminal activity.
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