Watched an episode of Law & Order:CI this afternoon. It's main theme was about a bookie getting murdered. Oh yeah, the bookie was also a "crooked" college basketball referee. They were sure he shaved points and covered his own bets. The most insulting part showed some of the detectives watching a tape of one of his games and commenting on how he was intentionally making bad calls to favor one of the teams. Yeah, like in real life they would be experts on the subject.
There was a scene early on in which a player pushes the ref in the hallway after a game while complaining about a charging call. The kid says, "You fouled me out". More stereotypical behavior in the entertainment media. What can I say.
BTW - even though the show was very recent, the ref had on a collared shirt.
