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Life on the Red Carpet: Star Players and Referee Bias in the National Basketball Association

Steven B. Caudill
,
Franklin G. Mixon JR.,
&
Scott WallaceCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
Pages 245-253 | Published online: 10 Apr 2014

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