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NBA Refs Reportedly Close To Deal With League

by Matthew O'Brien
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Lockout Over: NBA Refs Agree To Two-Year Deal
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Bye-bye scabs. Howard Beck of the New York Times reports:

Negotiators for NBA and refs union have reached a deal, acc. to person close to process. Refs will vote this week, expected to ratify.

And with that, we can retire the most played-out storyline of the NBA preseason.

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