Ian Blanchard, the Senior National Game Referee Manager, says that even one assault a season is too many and they have a comprehensive support system in place for any referee who has been attacked.

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So says Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban of this week's revelations over a gambling scandal involving a National Basketball Association referee.

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Four former China national team players and a former World Cup referee were banned for life, having been jailed a year ago for the same offenses.

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So now we have a situation, to listen to the Chicken Littles, where the very integrity of the National Basketball Association is being threatened because one lousy, rotten referee apparently tried to manipulate game scores.

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She was later seen entering referee Earley's office before leaving the Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre.

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