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Re:How Former Ref Tim Donaghy Conspired to Fix NBA Games by itsallrelative on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @04:32PM (#19212205)
How often do you watch games? I think that instances of this are much closer to an outlier than the usual. By nature of their jobs, refs only get talked about when there’s a controversial call. Superstar calls included(which is something that is as much a skill as it is bias), it’s extremely easy to say “they’re not making even handed decisions” if that’s the perspective you chose to look at it from.
Re:How Former Ref Tim Donaghy Conspired to Fix NBA Games by pnw_hazor on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @05:08PM (#19212531)
They only throw the games when it is important.

1993 Game 7 WC Finals Suns had 64 free throw attempts. But it was important for the Suns to win because Chicago had won the East the day before and Barkley v. Jordan just had to happen.

https://nextimpulsesports.com/2013/06/05/flashback-the-day-p...

Re:How Former Ref Tim Donaghy Conspired to Fix NBA Games by kodablah on Wednesday February 20, 2019 @06:12PM (#19213062)
There are games, e.g. in the 2006 finals, where one player shoots more free throws than the entire other team.