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Kevin Fischer is an award-winning veteran broadcaster who has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for nearly three decades.
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Has the NBA turned into the WWE?
By Kevin Fischer
Tuesday, Jun 10 2008, 09:45 PM
Is the NBA as fixed as pro wrestling?
As the world watches Game 3 of the NBA Finals tonight, there is word that the NBA playoffs in 2002 were fixed by referees.
I have friends of mine who, like me, work closely with officials by scoring and timing college and high school sports.
One of them is indignant, fully believing all professional sports are fixed.
This is an absolutely foolish notion.
To pull something like that off, with numerous players and possible situations, is next to impossible.
Not to mention the fact that it's a serious crime. You risk your entire life if you mess with the integrity of the game.
This could be the case of a disgruntled ex-referee.
I do not believe pro sports are fixed.
If that was the case, as I tell my friend every time he brings up the "sports is big business argument," you'd have New York and Los Angeles in championships every year in every sport.
By the way, who played in the recent NHL Stanley Cup, and who won?
