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NBA officiating czar meeting with Jazz and other teams to improve player-ref relations

Salt Lake Tribune | March 8, 2018

Related Topics: National Basketball Association, Jazz, Meeting, Monty McCutchen, Referee, Tsar, Draymond Green, Shaun Livingston

Longtime ref Monty McCutchen making rounds to stress communication and respect.

In this Feb. 21, 2016, photo, referee Monty McCutchen talks with Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in Auburn Hills, Mich. McCutchen is now working in the league office and is tasked with trying to get referees and players to get along better. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Whenever a player called him “ref” or “sir,” Monty McCutchen asked them to try again — he wanted to be called by his name.

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