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theneworiginal

(302 posts)

18. NBA refs got caught.

Reply to brewens (Reply #8)

Mon Feb 8, 2021, 11:22 AM

Feb 2021

They would call bogus fouls early in the period and it would force star players to get benched or the other team would get extra free throws. Since it was not done at crunch time, it was not as noticeable, but it had a huge effect on the outcome anyway. Basketball games rely on officiating way too much. Bettors knew it and paid refs to fix games.

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Are professional sports games "rigged"? [View all] milestogo Feb 2021 OP

What basis do you have for raising this question? brooklynite Feb 2021 #1

Wrestling is scripted... zaj Feb 2021 #2

I think Professional Wrestling is MiniMe Feb 2021 #14

True zaj Feb 2021 #15

Which one/s did you have in mind? NurseJackie Feb 2021 #3

No, but a 1 to 10 penalty ration in nearly 1 quarter of a game makes it ***LOOK*** like they're ... uponit7771 Feb 2021 #4

Betting no one at NFL HQ was unhappy with the result! DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #7

+1, it makes for a good story but the first half of the game had a huge * by it, the second half.... uponit7771 Feb 2021 #10

That happens ornotna Feb 2021 #9

No it doesn't, the playing can be lopsided and the officiating be fair. Last night the officiating uponit7771 Feb 2021 #13

Generally, I don't think so Mike 03 Feb 2021 #5

Yep, the scoreboards are all rigged. Chainfire Feb 2021 #6

I wouldn't be surprised if mob types owned an official or two for a time over the years, brewens Feb 2021 #8

NBA refs got caught. theneworiginal Feb 2021 #18

Well it's classified as "sports entertainment" along wit pro wrestling and roller derby soothsayer Feb 2021 #11

Playoff games - I've always had the sense that the networks want there to be as many games milestogo Feb 2021 #12

No BGBD Feb 2021 #16

Another BeerBarrelPolka Feb 2021 #17