http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. Technical foul was only blemish on Stoudemire's near-flawless afternoon.]]> February 06, 2011 10:40:10 PST With referees whistling technical fouls against players for even the slightest of complaints, the NBA players union issued a strongly worded statement threatening legal action and saying the changes "may actually harm our product."]]> October 14, 2010 14:54:02 PDT Referees are no longer allowed to tip locker room attendants, and teams were notified by the NBA that they must report any violations of that new rule to the league office, ESPN.com learned Wednesday.]]> October 29, 2009 14:40:08 PDT It's a done deal: The regular NBA refs will be back for the start of the regular season.]]> October 23, 2009 13:13:19 PDT The NBA has told teams that they will start the season with replacement referees.]]> September 29, 2009 11:45:41 PDT NBA refs declined the league's latest offer in a 3-2 vote, sources say.]]> September 28, 2009 12:15:24 PDT The lead negotiator for locked-out NBA referees finds it "amazing" that a former referee at the center of a controversial job action nearly six years ago is on the league's preliminary list of replacement officials.]]> September 22, 2009 05:43:17 PDT NBA referees expected a lockout to be "imminent" after negotiations Wednesday between their union and the league office failed to produce a new collective agreement.]]> September 17, 2009 12:11:33 PDT Referees rejected the NBA's latest contract offer and were preparing a counterproposal.]]> September 16, 2009 19:06:28 PDT With labor talks at a stalemate, the lead negotiator for NBA referees struck a conciliatory yet defiant tone regarding commissioner David Stern on the eve of a crucial meeting in Chicago of the 57 NBA officials facing the prospect of a lockout.]]> September 15, 2009 08:20:46 PDT The NBA says Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo won't be penalized for his hard foul on Chicago's Brad Miller in the closing seconds of Game 5.]]> April 29, 2009 11:21:16 PDT With Kobe locked in on D, Team USA looks like the prohibitive Olympic favorite, writes Chris Sheridan.]]> August 01, 2008 06:30:19 PDT The FBI has questioned an ex-NBA referee about former NBA referee Dick Bavetta, one of three officials to work Game 6 of the 2002 Western Conference finals, according to a published report.]]> June 12, 2008 07:14:02 PDT A Tim Donaghy letter to the court alleges improper conduct by referees in the NBA.]]> June 10, 2008 12:16:19 PDT Technically, it turns out every single NBA referee was crooked, after all -- although none of them are going to be punished for it. And, strange as it may seem, those very same referees will now be permitted to gamble in a multitude of ways.]]> October 25, 2007 11:33:16 PDT