NBA Players Union Stands With Refs

by Tom ZillerFiled under: NBA RefereesHornets guard Chris Paul may not be worried about replacement referees coming to the NBA, but Paul's union apparently feels differently. Derek Fisher, the Laker who heads the National Basketball Players Association, put out a statement Tuesday supporting the referees union in its labor dispute with the league.In the statement, Fisher called the implementation of B-level referees "unacceptable" and said that replacement refs "could compromise the integrity of the game." He also asks the league to treat the refs fairly, presumably because Fisher would like the league to treat players fairly in ongoing collective bargaining agreement negotiations.NBA Players Union Stands With Refs originally appeared on Fanhouse NBA Blog on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:15:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments