Mike Rice will no doubt smile at the news. http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/6977679/steve-javie-veteran-nba-referee-retiring-25-seasons
His final game as a ref in a Blazers game included the biggest single giftwrapped call he ever gave to any team. I wonder if he knew before he made the call that this was his last chance to make things right after years of being a total jackwagon.
Indeed; I was pretty pleased with how even he called games over the last couple of seasons. I will not be happy until Joey Crawfish retires.
Javie was far from the worst, especially lately. The chances his replacement is BETTER, is not very high.