When it comes to the NBA, we rarely take a look at the referees unless one of them fall over during a game, get hit by a ball, the funny moments. But we also shine a light, a big light for when the get a call wrong. Which is rare, you have to admit that refereeing in the NBA is very good these days.
So unless it’s funny or they didn’t do their job well, we don’t give much attention to the referees. But in this case, it’s about the care of the referees. The NBA and NBRA (National Basketball Referees Association) are finalising a 7-Year labour agreement.
The NBA and the National Basketball Referees Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new seven-year deal that will run through 2022, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
The union’s 60-plus referee membership will meet in Chicago on Aug. 13 to vote on final ratification of the contract, sources told Yahoo Sports.
The NBA and the NBRA opened talks with a year left on the existing collective bargaining agreement, and will replace the final season of the current five-year agreement with terms on a new deal, sources told Yahoo Sports. The referee’s new deal will include substantial raises for referees and the staffing of the league’s replay center in Secaucus, N.J., with refs, sources said.
We have been talking for so long about the players and how their CBA will be pivotal. But the refs want their care too. They are just as important believe it or not.
