NBA Players Can Call a Hotline to Complain About Officiating

The new “Hotline Bling.”

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Under the new collective bargaining agreement, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is now allowing a more democratic approach for the players to negotiate rulebook changes, player dress code, making political statements, and criticizing officials after games. For the first time, players will have a hotline to call in to critique the work of refs in their games. They’ll be able to report not just on where they think the official botched a call, but also if they found a ref to be out of line verbally. The hotline is a response to the league allowing the new monthly reviews so that players can report something they thought was handled incorrectly while it’s still fresh in their minds. What do you think about the new move?

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