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UPDATE - The latest!
Ref accused of making profane remark wants proof
08:41 PM CST on Friday, January 30, 2004
By DAVID McNABB / The Dallas Morning News
Basketball referee Floyd Woods said he has requested Mesquite Independent School District officials to present game video to support allegations that he had inappropriate interaction with spectators Tuesday.
A MISD administrator escorted Woods from the Mesquite Poteet gym after parents claimed Woods had directed a profanity at them. The Mesquite Poteet-Mesquite Horn girls game was suspended and resumed with different referees the next night.
Woods denied that he had any interaction with parents.
"I didn't have any eye contact," Woods said. " I didn't talk with anyone."
MISD officials said they are cooperating with the Dallas Basketball Officials Association's investigation and will turn over any video or information. Poteet coaches were having the game videotaped but said the camera is turned off while referees are setting up a free throw and turned on only when the player is shooting. The parents claim Woods made the remark between free throws.
Woods, a former president of DBOA, said he has never been cited for misconduct in his 19-year career. He still is fulfilling his officiating obligations.
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