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Old Thu Dec 15, 2011, 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by bainsey View Post
Taking a step back from the sadness of this issue, is there any procedure at that level of going to a 2-man crew when one goes down (typically to injury)?
Sure...it happens infrequently at the NBA and NCAA level. Heck, even saw an NFL recently where they had to go to 6-man mechanics due to the umpire being injured.

Anyhow, they just go to their prescribed two-man mechanics. Most games aren't going to be stopped just because an official is injured.
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