The pro hoops season may get off to a rocky start, as "replacement" referees will likely be officiating the games due to a labor dispute with the real refs. Between the games marred by inexperienced officiating and the time it will take for the real refs to run themselves back into shape after they finally get a contract, it could be quite a while before the normal rhythm of the season commences.

Wouldn't it be something if the substitutes started calling traveling on people like Lebron and Kobe? And let people breathe on those guys toward the ends of games? That would be worth watching, if just for the comedy of the big stars' reactions.