Yes, it's basketball, but please read.

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"Part of the reason for the study came from something my coach used to tell me," said study co-author Kyle Anderson, a visiting professor at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, who played at Division III Knox College. "He said a team can come in and push and shove and grab and hold, and by the end of the game, or end of the half, they've only got one or two more fouls because officials kind of get tired of calling it."

And the other reason was because he needed to find a way to suck up some money from a grant, so he could fund something stupid like this to write a paper about that his name would be on. Probably needed some new equipment or laptops for his study, and gee how nice it was to attend all the BBall games at someone else expense. But I am sure being an ex-player that had no relationship to the study!!

So the calls are about even at the end of the game? Sounds like an un-biased official to me.

I think Dash summed it up nicely "WHAT A CROCK"