Clearly, looking at the 2004 presidential election the issue of same-sex marriage resonated with African Americans.

The league needs to be a bit more forceful, as they have been in other rules and regulations, when it comes to the protection of referees. If you have to be held back from charging after the referee, you've crossed the line. Fining isn't enough.

Instead of blaming officials for their teams' deficiencies and shortcomings, individuals need to keep their eyes on the prize and focus on the game and their teams responsibility and failures and stop blaming the refs.

Our greatest fear is that we're a step away from a referee being physically assaulted. That's where we are. That's the environment that's being created.

The NBA's decision to remove a referee from officiating games based on a judgment call is in complete contradiction of the established NBA's officiating performance standards. Jackson's actions will definitely have a chilling effect on the high quality officiating presently provided by NBRA officials.

The NBA's decision to remove a referee from officiating games based on a judgment call is in complete contradiction of the established NBA's officiating performance standards, ... Jackson's actions will definitely have a chilling effect on the high quality officiating presently provided by NBRA officials.