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Years ago
NBL need to find middle ground on refs
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/spbbl/778950639-basketball--nbl-need-to-find-middle-ground
Breakers forward Mika Vukona could be forgiven for thinking Australian basketball league officials are against him.
The NBL's cracking down on physical play this season, in a bid to create more entertainment for fans.
The changes to rule interpretations are expected to limit Vukona's effectiveness and he's heard the talk the changes are because of him.
"The conspiracy theorists would say so, yeah. Obviously they thought the league was getting towards more of a rugby kind of game and it's now gone to the other extreme where they're calling everything."
Vukona says he's hopeful the officials find a middle ground before the Breakers' season opener against the Wollongong Hawks in Auckland on Thursday night.